Our areas of practice include, Corporate/Commercial Law, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Wills & Estates, General Litigation, specifically Commercial/Corporate Litigation, Debt Collection, Builder’s Liens, Property Disputes, Foreclosures, Insurance Claims, Employment Law and Personal Injury matters.
REAL ESTATE
AT VIRK VIYAS WE HAVE EXPERTISE IN WIDE RANGE OF REAL ESTATE MATTER. MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PURCHASES, SALES AND REFINANCES OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND FARM LAND. WE CAN ALSO ASSIST YOU WITH LAND SUB-DIVISIONS AND CONSOLIDATIONS. WE PREPARE AND REGISTER COVENANTS, EASEMENTS, RIGHT OF WAYS AND ALL SORTS OF SURVEY PLANS. WE ACT FOR VARIOUS PRIVATE LENDERS AND MAJOR BANKS TO PREPARE AND REGISTER LENDING AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS.
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
VIRK VIYAS CAN SERVE ANY OF YOUR COMMERCIAL LAW NEEDS. WE CAN ASSIST WITH STRUCTURING YOUR COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. WE PREPARE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS SUCH AS JOINT-VENTURE AGREEMENTS; SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENTS; FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS AND COMMERCIAL LEASES.
BUSINESS
AT VIRK VIYAS, WE ARE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU WITH ALL YOUR BUSINESS LAW NEEDS. IT IS BEST TO COME SEE US AT THE BEGINNING, BEFORE YOU SET UP YOUR COMPANY, BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR BUSINESS, BEFORE YOU AGREE TO SELL IT AND BEFORE YOU SIGN ANY DOCUMENTS. WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR COMPANY AND HOW TO STRUCTURE THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF YOUR BUSINESS. WE ALSO ASSIST WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT FILINGS AND ACT AS THE REGISTERED AND RECORDS OFFICE FOR COMPANIES. WE CAN HELP WITH REORGANIZATIONS OF YOUR COMPANIES. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH SALE AND PURCHASES OF BUSINESSES INCLUDING FRANCHISE BUSINESS.
WILLS & ESTATES
WILLS CAN OFTEN BE A SENSITIVE TOPIC, AND WE ARE RESPECTFUL OF THAT. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT BEING PREPARED IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR LOVED ONES. WE TAKE TIME TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR CLIENTS TO HELP THEM PLAN THEIR ESTATE. WE PROVIDE VALUABLE ADVICE ON HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR WILL. IN ADDITION TO PREPARING YOUR WILL, WE CAN ALSO ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY.
UPON PASSING OF A LOVED ONE, WE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THE PROBATE PROCESS. WE CAN ACT FOR YOU IN A WILL VARIATIONS AND ESTATE LITIGATION.
CIVIL LITIGATION
VIRK VIYAS CAN ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR CIVIL LITIGATION MATTERS, FROM THE EARLY PRE-TRIAL STAGES TO REPRESENTING OUR CLIENT IN COURT. AT VIRK VIYAS, WE BELIEVE IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND NOT JUST TRIALS. WE WILL EXPLORE ALL POSSIBLE METHODS TO RESOLVE YOUR DISPUTES INCLUDING NEGOTIATION, MEDIATION, ARBITRATION AND TRIAL. OUR ONLY FOCUS IS TO GET YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULT IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY.
THE LIMITATION ACT, AND OTHER STATUTES, STIPULATE STRICT TIME LIMITS AS TO WHEN THE ACTION HAS TO BE COMMENCED. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH CIVIL LITIGATION MATTERS SUCH AS:
- COMMERCIAL LITIGATION: WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR TIME IS BETTER SERVER GROWING YOUR BUSINESS RATHER THAN IN COURT. WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO RESOLVE YOUR COMMERCIAL DISPUTES AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. COMMERCIAL DISPUTES INCLUDE:
- BREACH OF CONTRACT;
- DISPUTES BETWEEN SHAREHOLDERS;
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RELATED DISPUTES;
- DIRECTOR’S LIABILITY;
- DISPUTES INVOLVING COMMERCIAL LEASES;
- PARTNERSHIP AND JOINT VENTURE DISPUTES;
- BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES.
- CONSTRUCTION RELATED DISPUTES: WE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH CONSTRUCTION RELATED DISPUTES, INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, BUILDER’S LIEN CLAIMS, POOR WORKMANSHIP RELATED CLAIMS, ETC.
- REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY DISPUTES INCLUDING PARTITION OF PROPERTY, TRUST CLAIMS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS. WE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR DISPUTE ARISING FROM PURCHASE/SALE OF PROPERTY
- PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
- OCCUPIER’S LIABILITY INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURIES ARISING FROM SUCH CLAIMS
- EMPLOYMENT RELATED DISPUTES
- WILL VARIATION AND ESTATE DISPUTES
PERSONAL INJURY
IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, YOU WILL NEED LEGAL HELP. AT VIRK VIYAS, WE GIVE YOU LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH. WE WORK WITH YOU WITH YOU TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS. WE WORK ON ASSISTING YOU WITH YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS, INCLUDING ICBC CASES, BICYCLE ACCIDENTS, SLIP AND FALLS, ETC.
THE LIMITATION ACT, AND OTHER STATUTES, STIPULATE STRICT TIME LIMITS AS TO WHEN THE ACTION HAS TO BE COMMENCED. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.
OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE SAME AS YOURS; YOUR RECOVERY. WE THEN LOOK TO GET YOU THE ADEQUATE, JUST, AND FAIR COMPENSATION YOU DESERVE. COMPENSATION DEPENDS ON SEVERAL FACTORS, WHICH ARE EVALUATED BASED ON SIMILAR CASES PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY COURT. NO TWO CLAIMS ARE EVER THE SAME. WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THE INJURIES ON YOUR LIFE AND HELP YOU GAIN MAXIMUM POSSIBLE COMPENSATION FOR YOU INJURIES.
BUILDER’S LIENS
BUILDER’S LIENS HELP ENSURE PAYMENTS ARE DELIVERED FOR WORK COMPLETED OR MATERIALS SUPPLIED FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, REPAIRS, OR RENOVATIONS. WE CAN ASSIST CONTRACTORS, SUB-CONTRACTORS, AND WORKERS WITH DEVELOPING AND CLAIMING BUILDER’S LIENS. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO ASSIST IN ANY CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES. BUILDER’S LIENS ARE SUBJECT TO VERY SMALL TIME LIMITS. CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.
DEBT COLLECTION
VIRK VIYAS PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN DEBT COLLECTION. WE ASSIST WITH PURSUING INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES THAT IS IN DEBT TO YOU. WE UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION WITH DEBT COLLECTION, WHICH IS WHY WE WORK WITH GREAT PROFESSIONALISM TO GET OUR CLIENTS WHAT THEY ARE OWED. VIRK VIYAS CAN ALSO HELP WITH FORECLOSURES.
SONIA
SONIA IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND DONATES HER TIME TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY RELATED EVENTS. SHE IS A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL WOMAN WITH CLOSE TIES TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. SONIA OBTAINED HER B.A. (LAWS) AND LL.B. DEGREES FROM GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY IN PUNJAB, INDIA. AFTER WHICH SHE EMIGRATED TO CANADA AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK WHERE SHE OBTAINED HER SECOND LL.B. DEGREE.
HAVING COMPLETED HER LAW DEGREE, SONIA MOVED TO BRITISH COLUMBIA WHERE SHE ARTICLED WITH THE LAW FIRM OF YEARWOOD & COMPANY AND WAS CALLED TO THE BAR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN 2005. IN APRIL 2008, SHE CO-FOUNDED THE LAW FIRM OF JOOMRATTY & VIRK. IN SEPTEMBER 2012, SHE CO-FOUNDED VIRK SABHARWAL, LAWYERS, NOW CALLED VIRK VIYAS & ASSOCIATE LAYWERS. SONIA SPECIALIZES IN CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL LAW, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, WILLS & ESTATES, AND GENERAL LITIGATION MATTERS.
IN 2007, SHE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE INDO CANADIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A MEMBER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA’S SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE AND A DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD OF COLLEGE OF DIETITIANS, AS A PUBLIC NOMINEE. SHE ALSO CURRENTLY SITS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SURREY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION.
IN MARCH 2017, SONIA WON THE SURREY BOARD OF TRADE, WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARD IN THE PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY. SONIA ALSO SITS ON THE BOARD OF G&F FINANCIAL, A CREDIT UNION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA SINCE 2014 AND IS THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD SINCE 2015. SHE HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE MEDIA AS A LEGAL EXPERT TO DISCUSS VARIOUS LEGAL ISSUES PERTINENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
JAGMEET
JAGMEET GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, WITH A DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, IN 2004. HE THEN EMBARKED ON AN INNOVATIVE CAREER AS AN ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER. DURING THIS TIME, HE DESIGNED DIVERSE, SPECIALIZED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS CO-INVENTOR IN A PATENT FOR “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE”.
AFTER A FEW SUCCESSFUL YEARS AS AN ENGINEER, JAGMEET DECIDED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN LAW. HE APPLIED TO 11 LAW SCHOOLS ACROSS CANADA, AND WAS ACCEPTED TO ALL OF THEM. HE SELECTED THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FACULTY OF LAW, AS THE UNIVERSITY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS PRESTIGIOUS LAW PROGRAM AND BEST OF ALL, THE FOCUS WOULD BE BC LAW, WHICH WAS AN ASSET, AS HE PLANNED TO PRACTICE IN HIS HOME PROVINCE.
AFTER COMPLETING HIS JURIS DOCTOR AT UBC, JAGMEET ARTICLED WITH WATSON GOEPEL LLP IN VANCOUVER. JAGMEET JOINED VIRK VIYAS AND ASSOCIATE LAWYERS IN FEBRUARY 2013. JAGMEET FOCUSES HIS PRACTICE IN THE AREAS OF GENERAL LITIGATION, SPECIFICALLY COMMERCIAL/CORPORATE LITIGATION, DEBT COLLECTION, BUILDER’S LIENS, PROPERTY DISPUTES, FORECLOSURES, INSURANCE CLAIMS, EMPLOYMENT LAW AND PERSONAL INJURY MATTERS. HE HAS REPRESENTED BOTH PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS.
JAGMEET IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND SITS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CLOVERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
