John Trueman wins application for a stay of proceedings

In this case, John successfully applied to stay a civil proceeding until related family proceedings could be heard and determined. John’s client is engaged in high-conflict family litigation with his ex-spouse, who also brought a civil claim against John’s client seeking similar orders as she is seeking in the family litigation.

John successfully argued that there is no benefit to tying up court resources through two proceedings seeking the same relief at the same time, and that the interests of justice favoured a stay of proceedings in the civil claim. In the result, the plaintiff’s application to move forward with discovery in the civil claim was dismissed, and John’s application for a stay of proceedings was granted.

For more information on this case, visit 2023 BCSC 1159. For more information on Allen / McMillan’s civil litigation practice, please contact John at john@amlc.ca.

Congratulations to AMLC’s Articled Student, Chloe Trudel

Congratulations to AMLC’s Chloe Trudel who was called to the bar on May 16, 2023. 

Chloe obtained her law degree from The University of British Columbia, during which she volunteered and worked for the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic and participated in the Kawaskimhon Moot.

Chloe will join AMLC as an associate on June 5, 2023!

Summer student, Vivian Li, joins Allen McMillan

AMLC is pleased to welcome its new summer student, Vivian Li, to the team.  Vivian is a second-year law student at UBC where she volunteers as a peer tutor and mentor to first-year law students.  Vivian will complete her summer articles with the firm from May 8 to August 18, 2023.

We are excited to have Vivian join our team!

Congratulations to Natalie Chan for being accepted into the FACL BC Leadership Academy!

Congratulations to our new Associate, Natalie Chan, for being accepted into the FACL BC Leadership Academy!

The FACL BC Leadership Academy was created to develop the next generation of leaders in the Asian-Canadian legal community and address the lack of diversity at organizational leadership levels. After undergoing a highly competitive selection process, Natalie has been accepted to this first of its kind, six-month program.

We are excited to support Natalie in this endeavour, and congratulate her on this incredible achievement!

The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society is a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals working to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community.

Articling student, Mia Stewart, joins AMLC

AMLC is excited to welcome its new Articling Student, Mia Stewart, to the team.  Mia recently graduated with her JD from Dalhousie University.  As a McGill Pre-Law student, Mia volunteered as a member of McGill’s highly competitive Moot Court Team.  She was also a committee director and co-chair of the McGill Model United Nations.  We look forward to having Mia complete her articles with the firm until May 2024.

Articling student, Katelyn Chaudhary, returns to AMLC

AMLC is pleased to welcome its newest articling student, Katelyn Chaudhary, back to the team. 

Katelyn summered at AMLC before graduating from Thompson Rivers University. During her time at law school, she volunteered for the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program and completed placements with Kamloops Pride for Pro Bono Students Canada as a Project Lead. She was awarded the Law Foundation Public Interest Award for her active involvement in access to justice initiatives. Katelyn will complete her articles with the firm from August 2023 to May 2024.

We are excited to have Katelyn join us again!