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Nov 21, 2023 · Hong Guo, a former mayoral candidate in Richmond, B.C., has been barred from practising law in the province after a Law Society of B.C. panel said she was incapable of rehabilitating her...
- Development Deal Had ‘irregularities’
- Guo Failed to Produce Court-Ordered Documents
- Guo Faces Disbarment
- Guo Previously Engaged in High-Profile Public Events
Yu and Yan, the plaintiffs, entered into a $20-million joint venture with Zhongping Xu, Xiaohong Liu and their company Canada Sparkle Holdings Ltd. Together they formed Vancouver Soho Holding Ltd. to buy a $37-million residential development project on Minoru Boulevard in Richmond, in 2013. To get the deal done, Yu and Yan loaned Canada Sparkle $4 ...
The plaintiffs had demanded in their application (and several others prior to this one) that Guo produce bank statements, deposit slips and trust ledgers showing the underlying records of the purchase of the Minoru properties, including documents from the Bank of China, HSBC and a local currency exchange. And the judge made such orders. Prior to th...
Guo presently has eight citations against her before the Law Society of BC; fresh off a one-month suspension this year, she also faces a one-year suspensionthat is being challenged by the society’s executive team, which wants her disbarred. The Law Society of BC recently found Guocommitted professional misconduct by failing to provide competent leg...
Analysis from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. showed Guo as representing Paul King Jin in real estate transactions. Jin is being pursued by the B.C. director of civil forfeiture for assets alleged to be proceeds of crime. In a separate matter, Guo faces a one-year suspension for the loss of $7.5 million from her trust accoun...
Apr 26, 2024 · Twice-disbarred Richmond lawyer claimed 'damaged' brain, heads back to China. The Law Society of BC wants full custodianship of former lawyer Hong Guo's files but Guo is understood to be in China, according to her locum. Graeme Wood. Apr 26, 2024 9:00 AM.
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Nov 21, 2023 · A tribunal panel from the Law Society of B.C. has found Richmond lawyer Hong Guo "ungovernable" and disbarred her from practicing in the province, citing her lengthy disciplinary history and...
Feb 28, 2024 · Hong Guo hired lawyers in Canada and China to investigate after more than $7.5 million was stolen from a Guo Law Company trust account. A Richmond lawyer who has been at the centre of...
Nov 25, 2023 · British Columbia. Disbarred B.C. lawyer still faces potential discipline in 3 cases. Hong Guo's 'long and aggravated' history could lead to more penalties, or even multiple disbarments....
Mar 8, 2023 · A Law Society of British Columbia tribunal review panel has ruled against disbarring Richmond lawyer Hong Guo, who was found guilty of professional misconduct related to the theft of $7.5...
