Reproductive Technologies and the Wills Variation Act
Discussion on the definition of a child under the Wills Variation Act and reproductive technologies
Vulnerable senior fights back
Story about a vulnerable senior who was invovled with a predatory “caregiver”
Executor sentenced to 3 years in jail for misappropriating estate
Executor sentenced to 3 years in jail for misappropriating estate
Determining a spouse’s entitlement under a Wills Variation Act (“WVA”) claim
Determining a spouse’s entitlement under a Wills Variation Act (“WVA”) claim
Claimant Beware
Discussion on the Personal Representative’s responsibilities regarding claims against the estate
The times they are a changin’
Implications of an aging population
Your mission, should you choose to accept it…
Discussion on the Executor’s responsibilities for administration of the estate.
Failure to Launch
Discussion on children failing to leave home but not contributing to the household expenses.
New Limitation Act for British Columbia
British Columbia has introduced Bill 34 to replace the existing Limitation Act and streamline it with limitation periods in other provinces. It is not clear ... Continued
Clark Wilson’s Insurance Group to present at P&C Insurance Seminar
Nigel Kent, Valerie Dixon, Jennifer Loeb and Raman Johal from Clark Wilson’s Insurance Group will be presenting at an Insurance Institute of BC seminar. The ... Continued
BC’s New Insurance Act: Making the Transition to the New World Order
Updated November 2012 In 2003, a lawyer’s negligence case involving a missed limitation period resulted in a Supreme Court of Canada decision declaring that BC’s ... Continued
Wills Variation and Modern Canadian Values
British Columbia introduced dependant relief legislation in 1920 and despite varying interpretations by the courts over time, the legislation itself has remained substantially the same ... Continued