What Obligations are Owed by a Testator to a Deceased Person’s Estate?
In the Court’s determination of a wills variation claim and what is “adequate, just and equitable”, the Court will consider legal and moral obligations owed ... Continued
An honour for Emily Clough
We are pleased to announce that our Emily Clough has received the tremendous honour of being nominated as one of eleven businesswomen for the YWCA ... Continued
Resulting and Constructive Trusts: A Question of Intention
Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of British Columbia illustrate the importance, and difficulty, of determining the intentions someone who transfers property when ownership ... Continued
Amy Mortimore presenting at upcoming CBA Webinar
This unique webinar will feature pre-recorded cross-examination vignettes which will be critiqued by a panel of experienced litigators, including our Estates & Trusts Co-Chair Amy ... Continued
Amy Mortimore speaks at the STEP 2018 Year in Review Seminar
Estates & Trusts Co-Chair Amy Mortimore recently presented at the STEP 2018 Year in Review Seminar. The seminar was focused on the relevant key developments ... Continued
The Tests for Undue Influence for Testamentary Gifts and Inter Vivos Transfers
Background In Seguin v. Pearson, 2018 ONCA 355, the appellant appealed an Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in which the trial judge dismissed her ... Continued
Does “Death Do Us Part”? Separating the Living from the Dead in Family Law and Estate Litigation
A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia outlines the rights and obligations between spouses in life and after death, and how ... Continued
Case Comment – Gully v Gully: Giving a Gift of Joint Tenancy Can Come Back to Bite the Donor
The case of Gully v Gully, 2018 BCSC 1590 provides useful insight on a peril of putting property into joint tenancy. The decision illustrates the ... Continued
Richard Weiland speaks at The Estate Planning Council of Vancouver
Tax chair Richard Weiland was the guest speaker at The Estate Planning Council of Vancouver’s meeting last night. Well over a hundred representatives from the ... Continued
Bouchard v. Bouchard – The Intersection of Estate Law and Family Law
The recent decent of Justice Donegan in Bouchard v. Bouchard, 2018 BCSC 1728, shows the importance of attending to the procedural and substantive law of ... Continued
Trusts and Estates Freezes Under Part 5 of the FLA – Walking on Thin Ice
Since the coming into force of the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 [FLA], much has been written about the implications of the family ... Continued
Lauren Liang elected to S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Board of Directors
Lauren Liang has been elected to the Board of S.U.C.C.E.S.S , following the steps of Lyall Knott, Q.C. who served on the Board for multiple terms. S.U.C.C.E.S.S is one ... Continued