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Abib Ngom
Abib Ngom
Partner | Vancouver Family Lawyer
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Abib is a managing partner, practice leader and a family law lawyer at our Vancouver office.

Confidence, is the first impression you will have of Abib Ngom, our Vancouver Family & Divorce Lawyer. Confidence is one of the most important qualities a family lawyer can have to win at negotiations, settlements and most importantly the Court. This quality in Abib shines through the moment you meet him and carries itself in to the Court room which Abib has been to hundreds of times, and which he wins in, over and over again.

He has been successful counsel on several groundbreaking family law cases including:

  • Bakker v. Bakker: on International Child Abduction: Abib was successful in reuniting a New Zealand father with his child after his former spouse had wrongfully retained their child in Canada. Notably, it was the first decision to clearly apply the concept of “Anticipatory Retention” in a Canadian Court.
  • Storey v. Terry: Successful counsel at the BC Court of Appeal on division of property and the concept of ‘significant unfairness’ when it comes to family debts.
  • S.Z.M. v. K.M.N: Successful on the return of a child to the care of his father after the mother wrongfully removed him to another city.
  • Kerslake v. Kerslake:  Successful Alberta Court of Appeal case overturning an interim decision of a lower court judge.
  • Family Law Relocation: Successful in preventing a relocation of a parent with the children to a new city and obtained retroactive and ongoing support for several years.
  • Family Law Relocation: Abib was retained one week prior to an important trial on relocation or moving with a child in which he was the successful counsel.

Approach

Abib is a partner, practice leader and a family law lawyer at our Vancouver office.

Abib is an ambitious lawyer with an insatiable thirst for success and client satisfaction. He is curious about his cases and that makes him think constantly about how to best protect his clients. Equally, he is a laid back, peaceful guy who will quickly get along with opposing lawyers and those around him, and will ease the tension in your family law case.

Abib is experienced in various areas of law ranging from family, to criminal, to civil litigation, and to wills & estates. All of these issues can be a part of family law so having knowledge in their legalities is a major asset. While Abib brings a breadth of creative and fresh experience to the YLaw team, the primary focus of his practice, as well as his strengths and interest, fall right in the area of BC Family Law.

Abib is completely unafraid of taking on highly complex or contentious family law cases. He thrives under pressure and takes on any type of case with enthusiasm and curiosity. So, if you are dealing with an acrimonious case, Abib will not be afraid to take it on.

Abib loves resolving and settling cases. A lot of Abib’s successes happen outside of the courtroom. Being able to negotiate and settle matters for his clients, in a quick and non-confrontational manner, is what he strives to do. He has been able to settle many issues for client’s without requiring to go through the Court process, which is why many of his clients have been extremely happy with his services.

 

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Education
  • LL.B. in Civil Law, Université de Montréal
  • Juris Doctor in Common Law, Université de Montréal
  • Political Sciences at Concordia
Languages
  • English
  • French
Achievements

Abib has argued successfully in the following Court and Tribunal Levels:

  • BC Court of Appeal;
  • Alberta Court of Appeal;
  • BC Supreme Court;
  • BC Provincial Court;
  • Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench;
  • Provincial Court of Alberta– Family, Criminal and Family Division; and,
  • Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution.

VICTORIES

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Case Li v. Virk – 2023

Harry Saini was the successful counsel in the residential tenancy litigation case Li v. Virk at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The Story In December 2018, Ms. Li agreed to pay the Landlord of a Richmond property $2500 for monthly rent There was a problem with one of the rooms, so the Landlord and Ms. Li revised the tenancy…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Case: L.C vs. E.S – 2017

Child Removal, International Custody, Parenting Time This was a case which made local, national and international headlines. It spans several countries and took more than 5 years to resolve. During those 5 years, the mother did not allow the father or her brother to see her. She kept on feeling around the world to make sure the father does not…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? S.C vs L.H – 2017

Groundbreaking case on Child Abduction, Wrongful Removal of Children and Wrongful Retention of Children. YLaw's latest BC Supreme Court Case has become one of the most important cases in the entire history of British Columbia on Child Abduction and Wrongful Removal. This case was reported on CBC, the Vancouver Sun, multiple child abduction websites, and later Leena was published with her story…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Ting vs. Wong – 2017

In yet another groundbreaking case in 2017, YLaw was able to obtain more than $116,000 in contempt fines in addition to special costs. This marks the highest family law contempt award in the history of British Columbia.  The Story - Contempt of Multiple Court Orders Ms. T's story was heartbreaking but beautiful at the end. She was left alone with her…

A SLEW OF VICTORIES, BUT WHO’S COUNTING? Case: Storey v. Terry – BC Court of Appeal – 2020

Leena Yousefi and Abib Ngom were successful counsel in the precedent-setting case of Storey v. Terry.  In this case, the wife applied for an unequal division of family property, an unequal division of family debt. Her Appeal was unsuccessful. As per the Court of Appeal: The appellant appeals a summary trial order providing for the equal division of the parties’…

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Case: Storey v. Terry – BC Court of Appeal – 2020
Personal life

Abib is tall, friendly, confident and observant. He is patient and will listen to your concerns. Next, he will provide you with a clear, simple strategy that will get rid of any confusion in your mind and will guide you towards a constructive settlement of your case.

In case you are wondering where Abib is from, he is half Canadian and half Senegalese. He grew up in Montreal, and then moved to Calgary before finally settling in Vancouver. British Columbia however has stolen his heart and he is here to stay.

Outside of law, Abib keeps an active lifestyle through his involvement in many sports and getting out to experience the natural wonders that British Columbia offers.

Get to know Abib:

    • Favourite hobby: Exercising and playing my favourite sports.
    • Favourite book: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
    • Biggest Pet-peeve: Waiting around for people when they are late.
    • Can’t live without: My sports channels
    • Favourite person: my son
    • Favourite travel destination and why? Montreal because it is my hometown and I get to see my family, friends and go to my favourite food spots.
    • What makes you happy? Spending time with my family and friends

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