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Farris is pleased to welcome Yun Li-Reilly to the partnership. Yun is a trial lawyer whose practice includes matters relating to corporate, commercial, civil, family, estate, strata and tenancy disputes. Yun has law degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of British Columbia, as well as a background in Psychology and Neuroscience. Yun has served as a Judicial Law Clerk to Madam Justice Newbury and Mr. Justice Lowry of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and has w...orked as the Court of Appeal’s consultant to its Civil Rule Reform Project. Yun co-authors the British Columbia Annual Practice, a procedural text used broadly by the judiciary and lawyers, with Madam Justice Janice Dillon. Yun is also a law lecturer at Simon Fraser University. For more information on this announcement, or to learn more about Yun's practice, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-welcomes-yun-li-reilly-to-the-/.

A number of Farris lawyers contributed to the recently-released 4th edition of CLEBC’s Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (CLE BC, 2020). Robert Anderson Q.C. is a member of the editorial board and the author of a chapter on Statements, Catherine George co-authored the chapter on Privilege, and Michael Gianacopoulos co-authored the chapter on Interpreters. This guide offers access to clear statements of the rules of evidence, practice pointers and strategies for leading different types of evidence in civil and criminal trials in British Columbia, and is widely used in the province by lawyers, students and litigants. For more information or to order the handbook, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-lawyers-contribute-to-clebcs-i/.

Farris Partners, Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. and Brad Newby, are profiled in the 23rd edition of the Lexpert ALM 500 Directory. This directory profiles the Most Frequently Recommended lawyers across Canada, identified via an extensive annual peer survey. To view a copy of our announcement, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-partners-named-in-the-lexpert-/.

Farris Partner, Aaron Dow, presented on the topic of ‘Maximize Your Business and Personal Wealth’, as part of a panel for the Entrepreneurs Organization Okanagan on November 9, 2020. Aaron spoke about the incapacity and estate planning tools available to help protect/maximize wealth. Entrepreneurs Organization Okanagan is a peer-to-peer network exclusively for entrepreneurs. For more information on this panel, please visit: https://www.eonetwork.org/. For more information on this presentation, please visit us at: https://farris.com//aaron-dow-presents-at-entrepreneurs-o/.

Farris Associate, Tristan Miller, successfully defended a Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) decision relating to a strata dispute on judicial review. The case marked the first time the BC Supreme Court had considered the standard of review to be applied to the CRT since legislative reforms changed the standard of review and may serve as an important decision for future judicial reviews of CRT decisions. Our Mr. Miller was successful in defending the tribunal’s decision invalidating a strata by-law which breached privacy legislation. For more information on this Judgement, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-associate-successfully-defends/.

At the annual meeting of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society (WCCAS) on November 13, 2020, Farris Partner, Ludmila B. Herbst, Q.C., presented a case law update related to domestic (i.e., non-international) commercial arbitration. Cases over the past year have dealt with wide-ranging topics including the appointment of arbitrators, staying court proceedings in favour of arbitration, striking court proceedings commenced in face of an arbitration agreement, and t...he process, standard of review and remedies associated with challenges to arbitration awards. Ludmila is a member of WCCAS, frequently acts as arbitration counsel and is the co-author of Commercial Arbitration in Canada: A Guide to Domestic and International Arbitrations. For more information on this presentation, please visit us at: https://farris.com//ludmila-herbst-q-c-presents-update-on/.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Farris!

Today we honour Canada's veterans who served, and to remember those who gave their lives for our country and freedoms. #Lestweforget

Senior Partner, Al Hudec, presented on ‘Thinking about Selling your Winery, Distillery or Brewery?’ again this year at the annual Fortify Conference. Al routinely provides legal and regulatory advice to the British Columbia Wine industry. Farris represents a number of leading and emerging wineries in the Okanagan. For a copy of Al’s presentation, please visit us at: https://farris.com//al-hudec-provides-industry-with-tips-/.

In the November 2020 issue of the Advocate, Farris Partner, Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., writes about the intriguing history of the Canada-U.S. border at Point Roberts, a part of Washington state that is separated from the rest of the U.S. mainland: Legal Anecdotes and Miscellanea (2020) 78 Advocate 937. Farris Associate, Erica Miller, took the striking photographs (dating back to the days when the border was still open) at page 939 of the article. For a full copy of the article, please visit us at: https://lnkd.in/gnEXe-r.

Three Farris Lawyers were named in Who’s Who Legal for 2020. Accolades go to Michael Allen (Banking & Project Finance), Mitchell Gropper, Q.C. (Capital Markets & Corporate Governance), and Maria McKenzie (Government Contracts). Who’s Who Legal features over 17,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers from over 180 countries and regions. It serves as a reference point for companies looking for expert lawyers. All award recipients were chosen based upon comprehensive..., independent research with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed. For more information on this edition, please visit: https://whoswholegal.com/market-insight-tool/. For more information on this recognition, please visit us at: https://farris.com//farris-lawyers-named-in-whos-who-legal/.

Lexpert’s Special Edition highlights leading Canadian lawyers in the energy sector. Accolades go to Farris Partners, Brian Canfield, Mitchell Gropper, Q.C., Elizabeth Harrison, Q.C., Ludmila Herbst, Q.C., Al Hudec, Hector MacKay-Dunn, Q.C., Denise Nawata, and Dean O'Leary. For more information on this recognition or to a view a copy of our announcement, please visit us at: https://farris.com//8-farris-partners-named-as-leading-en/.