Ministry of Justice: Exceptional lawyers recognized with Queen’s counsel designation
December 18, 2015: Thirty-nine lawyers have been appointed the honorary title of Queen’s counsel, or QC, Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced today.
Appointees are from throughout British Columbia and run the gamut of legal practice. Included are lawyers who specialize in First Nations law, criminal law, commercial litigation, family law and mediation. The appointees are advocates for continuing legal education, community volunteerism and mentorship of new legal professionals.
Jalaludin Ali Jaffer has been with Peterson Stark Scott for more than 35 years and has practised in the areas of civil litigation, commercial and residential real estate, corporate and wills and estates. Jaffer was founding chair of the Ismaili Legal Professionals of BC, honourary secretary of the first Shia Imami Ismaili National Council for Canada and is a member of the International Conciliation and Arbitration Board, which provides dispute resolution services to members of the Ismaili community around the world.
Moosa Ali Lakhani has practised as a civil litigator before the Supreme Court of Canada in 2010 in a class action that took him seven years to successfully defend and as a business lawyer handling complex commercial transactions. He founded Lakhani & Company in 2003 to focus on complex civil litigation and administrative law with an emphasis on regulatory bodies governed by the Health Professions Act. Lakhani has served on the Multicultural Committee of the Law Society of B.C. and lectured to the Ismaili Bar and at the University of Victoria. He was appointed by His Highness The Aga Khan as the first chair of the Ismaili Conciliation and Ministry of Justice Arbitration Board and was recently appointed a member of the International Conciliation and Arbitration Board.
Source: BC Gov News – Voice Online
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Both are Uganda Asian refugees, appropriate as Canada goes back to the heady days of the 1972 Uganda Asian refugee intake and multicultural values of PM Pierre Elliot Trudeau under Rt Hon PM Justin Trudeau. Congrats, of course.
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Both are Uganda Asians, came in as refugees in 1972 under Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in negotiations with H H Aga Khan. It’s fitting they get recognized by Rt Hon Prime Minster Justin Trudeau. Back to the happy days in Canada. Congrats to the two, of course.
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