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Stuart Koop
Stuart Koop
Lawyer | Vancouver
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Stuart is an experienced Family Law and Estate Litigation lawyer at our Vancouver office.

With a vast background in both litigation and settlements in the family law and estate litigation realms, he brings a wealth of knowledge to his practice and for his clients.

Stuart completed an undergraduate degree at UBC in Religious History, achieving membership into the Golden Key Society in his second year for academic performance.  Stuart toyed with the idea of furthering his education with a Masters in Fine Arts, as one of his life-long passions has been creative writing, but ultimately put that aside and applied to law school.

After law school, he articled at a small, full-service firm in Surrey, BC, where he was ultimately hired as an associate, working together with just 2 other family law lawyers where he began to hone his practice, thrown into the deep-end of family law with strong, yet minimal support.

As a sole practitioner, Stuart successfully ran multi-week trials in both family and estate law, at Provincial and Supreme Court levels, cementing his current devotion in those areas.

Two of his most successful trials were obtaining: a) access rights for a father falsely accused of abusing his child; and b) a generous award in a Wills Variation claim for a common-law spouse against her step-children who fought her at every turn

 

 

APPROACH

Stuart is calm, even-tempered and moderate.  Unphased by difficult situations, he looks for a solution in the sometimes-volatile civil litigation environment.  Conversely, Stuart works tirelessly for his clients, demanding the best outcome for them.

This general temperament has served Stuart well as a family law lawyer.  He meets clients everyday who are varied, unique, often having the worst day of their life, and are looking for someone to not only help them, but to understand them as well.

Having experienced a separation himself after a long-term relationship, Stuart has gained an added level of empathy and understanding which only benefits him as he continues his career assisting others in the same predicament.

His legal career began as an articled student in Surrey, BC and within 3 years was running a successful solo practice with an emphasis in family, estate and personal injury litigation.  He has also self-published 2 novels, and created/taught a bespoke curriculum for non-English speaking employees of an international shipping company in Bangkok.

 

Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia – 2003
  • LLB, University of Manitoba – 2007

 

Languages
  • English
  • Some understanding of German
Achievements
  • Multiple academic awards at both undergrad and law school, some relating to law and litigation;
  • Represented clients at the Provincial and Supreme Court levels at trials and chambers successfully; and
  • Published author.

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

Stuart brings with him, a calm, even-tempered and personable sensibility wherever he goes, personally and professionally.  He’s curious about life and people in general, and finds no greater sense of accomplishment than when he’s able to solve a complex problem.

His years as a server – he worked three jobs to pay his way through university – taught him how to adapt to a variety of personalities and opinions, and he carries this open-mindedness into his work as a litigator.

Outside of work, he enjoys writing, traveling and having meaningful conversations.

  • Favourite hobby: writing fiction
  • Favourite book: can I say my own? If not, then anything by Murakami
  • Biggest pet peeve: misuse of the word ‘literally’
  • Can’t live without: dark chocolate
  • Biggest role model: Jane Fonda
  • Favourite travel destination and why? Iceland – feels like you’re on another planet
  • What makes you happy? A job well done

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