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Who Practices What Areas of Law, Where, For Whom, Why, and for How Much?
What is the world of lawyers and the world of law about?
This is a lay person's sampler site - a starting point!
Site being updated as of 2021.05.24 19:39 - thank you for visiting.
This resources site is a collaboration of many people including lawyers currently in practice who received their legal training in different countries including: China, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.
Credits, Copyright, Dedication & Inspiration
This site is the result of inspiration from multiple people and sources including:
- A wide range of Civil Litigation, Criminal Justice, and Business Lawyers that have contributed to this web venture including Class Actions Lawyers, Personal Injury Lawyers and Immigration Lawyers, and not to forget law students who have and are studying in the USA, China, Canada, and the UK
- Mandarin (PRC), Mandarin (Taiwanese / Traditional Chinese), Cantonese (PRC / Hong Kong) Fluent (verbal & writing competence) speaking Lawyers for help with business development, immigration, real estate, personal injury e.g. Jeffrey Lowe, B.Comm., LL.B. [s/a CanadaVisaLaw.com]
- Italian, Spanish and working knowledge of language lawyers services e.g.
- Victoria B.C. personal injury lawyer Lorenzo Oss-Cech, B.Sc., LL.B.
- Punjabi / Hindi / Urdu / English
- USA/Canada Canada and USA lawyers e.g. Naseeb Kahlon, JD and Saba Z. Naqvi, JD
- Judges & Retired State/Provincial Judges
- Arbitration & Mediation Services from: The Honorable Robert Hutchison retired no longer active consultant with Hutchison Oss-Cech Marlatt barristers & solicitors in Victoria, BC
- ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution Services)
e.g. International Training/Education of Lawyers (s/a University of Victoria Law School; s/a Peace Makers Trust
- Canada's Wills, Trusts, Estates, Probate & Wills Disputes Lawyers
- Dellis Rand, BA MLS LLB, BC Probate Services
- Michael Mark (Wills Litigator), Charlotte Salomon, Queens Counsel (BC Wills Estates Administration/Probate)
[s/a Victoria, BC Wills]
- Pioneer Lawyers including: The late Douglas Jung, LLB, OC, OBC - first Chinese Canadian Member of Parliament and member of Canada's United Nations Team, under the government of the Conservative Party of Canada then led by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker [s/a www.collectionscanada. gc.ca/ 2/4/ h4-3325-e.html] in the 1950's and early 1960s, Mr. Jung is reportedly the 2nd Chinese Canadian graduate of the University of British Colombia's School of Law.
- Members of the British initiated "Operation Oblivion" who were recruited during World War 2, to be inserted (by submarine or parachute drop) behind enemy lines and organize a guerilla army in China initally and when this operation was "vetoed" by the USA - a subgroup of 4 volunteers were dropped by fying boat (a Catalina) behind enemy lines in Borneo. This group of 4 Canadians were to orgnaize and train natives into a guerilla force to liberate a Japanese prisoner of war camp. This was a joint operation initiated by the British Special Operations Executive, and given training and logistical support by the Canadian and Australian armed forces. This group took the formal surrender of the camp, when the commander of the camp heard and confirmed that Japan had surrendered. The 4 Canadians serving as Sergeants were awarded Military Medals (M.M.) by the Canadian government on return to Canada.
- Photo contributions and provenance information from traveling friends and residents of China, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Canada and the USA: with special mention to Dr. Adrienne S.Chan, Christopher Campese, Leanna & Nick Wong, Chris Toderov, A. L. Chan, J. Huang, Gladys J.G. Cheung, B. Buchannan, David Lai, Dan Tam, Dr. Q. Reilly MD in Australia & P.N.G., law library staff in Winnipeg and Toronto, Val Hum, K. Gee, law school student A. Quan from Akron Ohio, USA - students and alumni from the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, S. Kanaeko, B.Comm in Tokyo., John Evans in PNG, Tony Yau in HK China, Tamara Reiter's studies and views of the Mediterraean Sea.
- Maps of Cities, Regions and Countries sponsored by Weller Cartographic Services Ltd., www.MapMatrix.com and their upcoming expanded collection of USA pdf maps.
References info. of interest to Canadian's see also PDF format extract from book Class Actions: The Canadian Experience,
by
Garry D. Watson,
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, gwatson@osgoode.yorku.ca
Source Publication:
Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law. Volume 11, Issue 2 (2001), p. 269-288.
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1434&context=scholarly_works
L a w y e r s W o r l d . o r g
Legal Information Reference Sites
Read Article on Drug Trafficking Sentencing: Differences between U.S.A. and Canada Criminal Courts
brucelemer.com/ recent-results
- UK Legal Sources: England & Wales
- UK Statute Law Database
- UK Ministry of Justice
- Her Majesty's Court Service
- UK Law Society - Solicitors
- UK Law Society - Probate Section for Public
- UK Bar Council - Barristers
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office UK British FCO Embassies Overseas Locator
- UK Immigration Solicitors in London
- USA Legal Sources
- USA Government Laws & Regulations and General Reference Resources
- Supreme Court of USA
- US Dept. of Justice
- US Patriot Act
- https://www.usa. gov/ business Learn the steps to start a small business, get financing help from the government, and more.
- FBI Uniform Crime Reports
- CIA.gov Central Intelligence Agency
- https://pacer. uscourts. gov Public Access to Court Electronic Records "(PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and from the U.S. Party/Case Index via the Internet"
- American Bar Assoc. ABA - Public Resources
- American Bar Assoc. ABA- Estate Planning FAQs
- ABA Section - Intellectual Property Law
- s/a 2004 GAO-04-655 report [United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate July 2004 "GUARDIANSHIPS Collaboration Needed to Protect Incapacitated Elderly People"]
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Article: Criminal Court Sentences - USA vs Canada - Principles of Sentencing in Canadian & USA Federal Criminal Law as applied to Drug Offences
Washington State Attorney and BC Canada Criminal Defense lawyer
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USA Lawyers as Travel & History Writers
Attorney, Richard W. Morris. B.Sc. Ph.D. J.D. retired - 2010
see article on French historic court house in Rouen, France, at ... /france/french-courts-buildings.html
Morris had an extensive legal practice in Arizona and California in the area of US Wills, Estates and Trusts
- Canada Legal Sources
Legislation Acts & Regulations-
Government of Canada, Department of Justice - Consolidated Statutes and Regulation
laws-lois. justice. gc.ca/ eng/acts/ "The Justice Laws Website provides an official consolidation, or updated version, of the federal Acts and regulations maintained by the Department of Justice as a convenient way for the public to view the state of the law, without having to carry out research and put together the various amended provisions." (website 2019.09.30) - Civil Resolution Tibunal CRT - BC
CRT Act & Services - Employment Law
- Criminal Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Ottawa
- Toronto GTA
- Wills Estates Probate
- BC Probate Registry
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BC Probate Lawyers
Metro Vancouver
- Victoria Capital Region
- Canada Immigration Law
- MultiLingual ESL/English as 2nd Language Lawyers
- BC serious personal injury accident claims lawyers BCpersonal Injury.org
- BC brain injury accident claims lawyers BrainInjury. claims
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Government of Canada, Department of Justice - Consolidated Statutes and Regulation
- Australia Legal Sources
- (AUSTLII) - Australasian Legal Information Institute "legislation and court judgments for most jurisdictions (Commonwealth, States and Territories). Includes commentaries and summaries on the law by bodies such as the Australian Law Reform Commission. Also includes a number of law journals"
- National Library of Australia | Australian law: selected websites [www.nla.gov. au/ oz/law.html 081129]
- Australian Bar Association [www.austbar. asn.au] "information for barristers and advocates in the judicial systems of the states and territories of Australia." 081129
- France & French Courts / Legal Sources
- International Treaties
- International Law
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