Andrés Abogado Lawyer & Notary Public

10/03/2016

A Vancouver immigration consultant defrauded Chinese immigrants of $6.9 million that he used for personal expenses including renting luxury cars and paying his credit card bills, the B.C. Securities Commission has alleged: http://vancouversun.com/business/real-estate/prominent-immigration-consultant-accused-of-fraud-by-bcsc?__lsa=d293-38cd

10/01/2016

Hells Angel convicted of conspiracy to import co***ne after an elaborate reverse sting that involved undercover officers meetings with him and RCMP undercover officers over several months in late 2011 and 2012 in Vancouver, Mexico City, Panama City, and Montreal: http://www.theprovince.com/news/crime/senior+hells+angel+convicted+conspiracy+import+huge+amount+co***ne/12240727/story.html

09/26/2016

Canadians born abroad between Feb. 15, 1977, and April 16, 1981, must apply to retain their Canadian nationality before the age of 28 or they Canadian citizenship could be revoked: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-took-my-breath-away-law-strips-b-c-woman-of-canadian-citizenship-1.3078906

Byrdie Funk of Squamish was ensnared in an arcane law requiring her to apply to retain her nationality.

09/16/2016

Finding the right formula for business immigration: http://calgaryherald.com/news/national/finding-the-right-formula-for-business-immigration

On a hot Tuesday afternoon in July, the Moby Dick Seafood Restaurant in the Vancouver suburb of White Rock is bustling with chattering families and retirees dining on fish and chips. Its owner…

09/09/2016

Former B.C. church refugee Jose Figueroa takes up law to gird for court battle to challenge the reasons for why he was a target of deportation: http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/09/08/bc-church-refugee-jose-figueroa-at-law-school.html

Salvadoran hid in B.C. church for two years. Now a permanent resident, his fight against Canadian authorities continues — bolstered by law school acceptance

08/25/2016

"Canada’s Health Minister says Ottawa has no plans to repeal Conservative government legislation that harm-reduction advocates say makes opening new supervised-consumption sites unduly onerous – if not impossible": http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/as-overdose-deaths-surge-in-bc-ottawa-to-leave-injection-site-law-as-is/article31528590/

Philpott says effects of Respect for Communities Act – introduced in 2015 – being monitored, leaves door open to changes if needed

08/23/2016

The Law Foundation of B.C has raised $600,000 to create the Children’s Lawyer’s Office for British Columbia, a non-profit organization that will be providing direct legal services to young people involved in divorce and child-protection cases, as well as in areas like criminal law, mental-health services, housing and employment law": http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/childrens-lawyer-will-help-b-c-s-most-vulnerable-kids-turpel-lafond-says

A 16-year-old girl is sexually assaulted while living in government care. Her attacker is arrested and charged, throwing the girl into the centre of a long trial in a legal system she doesn& #8…

08/22/2016

"Dear Americans; You're more than welcome to visit Canada, but for goodness sake, leave your guns at home": http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/canada-border-agency-starts-campaign-to-remind-u-s-of-gun-laws-here-1.3731109

The Canada Border Services Agency on Monday launched a fi****ms awareness campaign reminding U.S. travellers coming to Canada that the country’s fi****ms laws are strict.

08/19/2016

— Delaying Justice is Denying Justice: An Urgent Need to Address Lengthy Court Delays in Canada: http://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/ian-mulgrew-canada-is-paying-lip-service-to-timely-justice

I wouldn’t recommend the new Senate committee report on the state of timely criminal justice in Canada for the beach — it makes for a bleak read. The title says it all — Delaying Justice is Denying…

08/18/2016

The Federal Government will invest 138 million in upgrading its immigration detention system in order to increase the availability of effective alternatives to detention: http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/08/15/canada-to-upgrade-its-immigration-detention-system/

The federal government will invest $138 million into the country's immigration detention system, Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced today. Speaking during a visit to one of the country’s three immigration detention centres in Laval, north of Montreal, Goodale

08/17/2016

The provincial government has agreed to pay for a legal-aid lawyer to defend a woman detained against her will under the Mental Health Act - See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-agrees-to-fund-lawyer-for-mentally-ill-woman-held-in-hospital-1.2323537 .ehY7MN3n.dpuf

The provincial government has agreed to pay for a legal-aid lawyer to defend a woman detained against her will under the Mental Health Act. The decision Monday came after the 39-year-old woman, . . .