Wes McMillan, Natalie Chan, and Mia Stewart win 19-day commercial real estate trial

Wes McMillan, along with AMLC’s Natalie Chan and Mia Stewart, as well as Nerissa Yan of Yan Muirhead LLP, obtained judgment for over 30 putative pre-sale purchasers. In 2015 and 2016, the plaintiffs entered into 32 pre-sale contracts for a development in Richmond, BC known as "AFLA".  In 2019, the developer purported to exercise a right to terminate those contracts, citing an inability to obtain constructing financing and a lawsuit that had been commenced by the general contractor against the developer.

Wes persuaded the court that the developer was dishonest in its performance of the pre-sale contracts and was not entitled to terminate them.  Wes also persuaded the court that the plaintiffs' damages should be determined as at the date they accepted the developer's breach of contract (August 2021), not the date of dishonest performance (July 2019).  The plaintiffs were awarded over $13 million in damages.

To read the decision, visit 2024 BCSC 216. For more information on Allen / McMillan’s real estate litigation practice, please contact Wes at wes@amlc.ca and Natalie at natalie@amlc.ca.

Happy 5.75 Year Anniversary AMLC!

“We were going to do this earlier, but we couldn’t get a date when we called in to reserve one.”

- WES MCMILLAN

AMLC was thrilled to celebrate our 5.75 anniversary on February 22nd with so many of our partners and supporters! It has been a fantastic couple of years, and we are grateful for the community behind us. If you were able to pop by, thank you for spending some time with us and for your incredible support!

Here's to many more years ahead and a 10 year anniversary party that is (mostly) on time!

Alina Chekh and Natalie Chan participate as Volunteer Judges at the Allard School of Law First Year Moot

AMLC's Alina Chekh and Natalie Chan participated as volunteer judges at the Allard School of Law First Year Moot on February 14th. As part of the Advocacy Course, all Allard Law first-year students, working in teams of two, argued a moot problem before a panel of volunteer judges.

This exercise provides an opportunity for students to learn the basic principles of written and oral advocacy and to develop their skills as advocates.

Supporting law students is important to AMLC and our lawyers are grateful for opportunities to contribute to the Vancouver legal community!

AMLC sponsors 47th Annual Women in Law Dinner

AMLC is proud to be a Gold Level Sponsor of the 47th Annual Women in Law Dinner held by the Allard Law Women’s Caucus. This dinner brings together Allard Law students, faculty, and the broader legal community for a night of community-building and celebration. It also stands to recognize the legal community’s advancements towards gender equality while drawing attention to the progress that remains to be made.

We look forward to attending this important and exciting event!

AMLC’s Alex Mok will be speaking on panel with FACL BC and SABA BC

On February 21, 2024, Alex will speak on the NCA/LLM Q&A Panel to share his experience in navigating through the accreditation process for foreign lawyers. This event is co-hosted by the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC and the South Asian Bar Association BC.

Learn more about the free event and register at https://faclbc.ca/event-5596822.

Meet Jorie Les, our returning Associate!

AMLC is pleased to announce that Jorie Les has returned to AMLC as an associate.

Prior to joining AMLC, Jorie articled and practiced at both national and regional law firms. She worked with AMLC from 2018 to 2020, after which she took a position with the British Columbia Securities Commission. She brings a wealth of experience in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including administrative law, regulatory investigations, and commercial disputes involving complex contractual and tort claims. Jorie has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. 

We are very excited to have Jorie rejoin our team!