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Emily Clough’s 2017 case at the Supreme Court of British Columbia was the subject of a documentary made by the CBC. The documentary was nationally ... Continued
Congratulations to our 21 CW lawyers on being peer-selected for the 13th edition of Best Lawyers in Canada 2019: Aaron Singer, Alex Petrenko, Amy Mortimore, Bernard Pinsky, Q.C., Brent Meckling, Chris Ramsay, Darren Donnelly, David ... Continued
Amy Mortimore was recently interviewed by The Verdict magazine for their 2018 summer “Biography” edition. In the interview, Amy discussed her work in estate and trust litigation, her ... Continued
Historically, spouses were those that had undergone a formal marriage ceremony before a religious or secular authority. We now live in a world where the ... Continued
It’s been four years since the Wills, Estates and Succession Act came into force. WESA was viewed as a transformative piece of legislation that would ... Continued
A fiduciary duty is a legal duty where one person (the “fiduciary”) has to act in the best interests of another (the “beneficiary”). Trust lies ... Continued
A court should not force an elderly person to undergo a medical examination to determine mental capacity. Mental capacity should be presumed. That was the ... Continued
Emily Clough has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI). The BCLI carries out scholarly research, writing and ... Continued
Often, after a will has been made, the circumstances that led a person to make their estate plan in a particular way will change, and ... Continued
In a recent article on our Estates & Trusts Blog, we considered what constitutes a spousal relationship under section 2 of B.C.’s Wills Estate and ... Continued
Under B.C.’s Wills Estate and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 (“WESA”), a spouse has an interest in a deceased’s estate if the deceased dies ... Continued
Planning for the care of elderly parents among family members often comes with promises. Some of these promises involve one sibling giving up part of ... Continued