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Afsana Allidina
Afsana Allidina
Family Lawyer | Vancouver
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While on the search for her life’s passion, Afsana began working at a law firm as an undergraduate student and immediately discovered her love for family law. Afsana observed the raw struggles that family law clients often experience and the important role that a family lawyer can play in creating a path out of these difficult periods. This ignited a flame within Afsana as she realized that she wanted to be a part of the team that helped clients navigate these experiences. This guided Afsana along her career pathway to law school while also continuing her work in family law as a student, and eventually commencing her practice as a family lawyer. Afsana has practiced exclusively in family law since her call to the Bar.

Afsana’s practice comprises of all areas in family law, including parenting issues, interjurisdictional disputes, child abduction and relocation, property division and support issues.  She has acted as counsel on matters in court and represented clients in mediation, arbitration and negotiations. Afsana has also worked with Indigenous community members in various First Nations across Ontario in her work with the Sixties Scoop Settlement before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. While in law school, Afsana worked at the University of Victoria Law Centre as a community caseworker in several areas of law, including family law, criminal law, employment law and human rights issues, representing clients in court, mediation and negotiations. She also worked with family duty counsel at the local courthouse in assisting self-represented litigants and as a family law advisor with the British Columbia Legal Services Society.

Approach

Afsana believes in a personal approach and working face to face where possible. Family law cases often involve some of the most important people or issues in a client’s life, and it is essential that clients know who they are working with and vice versa. This approach enables Afsana to work with clients to develop a plan of action tailored to each family, in consideration of the client’s circumstances, personality, culture, comfort level, and desired outcome.

Afsana employs her interpersonal, communication and emphatic skills to advocate for her clients in all settings, including alternative dispute resolution forums and litigation. Afsana prides herself in her ability to maintain a calm composure in stressful situations and her readiness to learn every detail of her client’s cases, ensuring she is prepared for any turn of events.

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Education
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours Specialization), Western University
  • Juris Doctor, University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Achievements
  • Appeared before the British Columbia Provincial Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, Ontario Court of Justice, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  • Former student caseworker with the University of Victoria Law Centre, representing low-income clients in various issues
  • Contributing editor of a chapter in Wilson on Children in the Law regarding the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
  • Recipient of the University of Victoria Environmental Law Clinic Award (Spring 2019) for most impactful project towards environmental protection regarding Canadian legal reform to alleviate pharmaceutical pollution
  • Member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Law Society of Ontario

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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

Afsana grew up in London, Ontario but often visited her extended family in Vancouver and realized early on that she loved the west coast. Afsana’s love for British Columbia grew while she attended law school at the University of Victoria, where she was able to explore Vancouver Island on weekends and holidays. Now that Afsana lives in Vancouver, she can’t get enough of the west coast beauty. You will often find Afsana walking or biking the seawall, or enjoying a day at the beach.

Some of Afsana’s other interests include music, such as playing the piano and saxophone, travelling, and volunteering in the community. Afsana is actively involved with the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board, is a contributor to the Canadian Laws of the Land program for Ismaili Muslim newcomers in Canada and has volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and Access Pro Bono.

  • Get to Know Afsana:
    • Favourite hobby: Spin class.
    • Favourite book: The entire Harry Potter series.
    • Biggest pet peeve: Passengers who text while I’m driving instead of making conversation.
    • Can’t live without: My glasses or contact lenses.
    • Favourite person: My sister.
    • Biggest role models: My parents, who worked tirelessly to build their lives and support our family after they immigrated to Canada.
    • Favourite travel destination and why? Italy. Who doesn’t love pizza, pasta and gelato on a daily basis?
    • What makes you happy? Looking out the window and being able to see the beautiful British Columbia mountains and water.

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