Shahid can assist in preliminary investigations and lengthy investigations that are ongoing. This includes any investigation from a law enforcement agency or a professional regulatory body. Shahid can assist in matters where you’re being investigated for an offence under the Criminal Code or offences related to your professional regulatory body (this also includes dealing with matters related to the Police Act or Customs Act).

Shahid acts for individuals charged with all types of criminal offences. His practice is broad and he is able to assist in all types of matters where an individual is charged with an offence related to the criminal code.

Shahid has experience working on complexed legal issues for serious types of offences ranging from assault to criminal negligence causing death.

Shahid acts for licensed individuals (e.g., healthcare professionals, teachers, real estate agents, and accountants) before their respective professional regulatory bodies.

Shahid has a unique practice in this area where he focuses on only defending licensed individuals before their professional bodies. This includes preliminary request for information matters to disciplinary hearings. Shahid’s experience in criminal law gives him a strategic approach to working on quasi-criminal matters that involve regulatory bodies (e.g., a licensed physician being investigated by their professional body for criminal allegations that can also be forwarded to police agencies to investigate).

The Civil Forfeiture Act allows the director of civil forfeiture to commence legal proceedings against property linked to unlawful activity. The director does not need to prove that you were convicted of a crime. This means even while you're being investigated, property belonging to you that the director believes is obtained from criminal activity can be seized.

Shahid can assist in defending your matter, and establishing that the proceeds or property in question was not from unlawful activity so that it can be returned back to you.

Shahid has extensive experience representing companies and individuals that are being audited and or investigated by the Office of the BC Container Trucking Commissioner.

This includes responding to allegations made by complainants, and also any issues arising from company audits.