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Canada’s largest female-led law firm receives first-ever Doyle’s Guide firm recognition: a peer-voted ranking that cannot be bought or self-nominated YLaw, Canada’s largest female-led law firm, has been named a Recommended Family & Divorce Law Firm in British Columbia by Doyle’s Guide 2026. Doyle’s … Read more »

Two YLaw lawyers recognized for the first time by one of Canada’s most respected peer-reviewed legal rankings YLaw is proud to announce that founder and CEO Leena Yousefi and senior family lawyer Trudy Hopman have both been named as one of very few Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyers in British […] … Read more »

On May 15, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada changed family law in this country in a single decision, by recognizing something familiar but controversial: a stand-alone tort of intimate partner violence. If you have been abused by a spouse or partner in British Columbia, you may now have your […] Th … Read more »

In British Columbia, there has been a major shift in family law toward mediation and arbitration. Arbitration is largely successful, efficient, and makes a great deal of sense. However, one challenge arbitration sometimes faces is perception. Because arbitration is not viewed by some parties as bein … Read more »

In the recent past and British Columbia, there has been a major shift in family law toward mediation and arbitration because people do not want their savings, privacy and frankly ‘dirty laundry’ to be subject to public court proceedings. Yet as more families choose this path, questions about the fam … Read more »