New Insurance Product for Lay Executors
Earlier this year, a new insurance product, ERAssure was launched and is now available in BC. While errors and omissions insurance has long been available ... Continued
Legislative Changes Impact Incapacity Planning
In 2007, the provincial government introduced the Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act which has subsequently been amended several times. Parts of that Act ... Continued
Minimizing Property Taxes on Development Sites
Many developers are aware that the value and classification of their property each year hinges on the statutory date of October 31st. This article discusses numerous strategies to be considered in advance of this date.
Certification Marks: Decision Affirmed by Court of Appeal
Federal Court of Appeal affirmed Federal Court’s decision decision regarding HALLOUMI as a certification mark
Pre-Emptive Strike: Restricting Attacks on the Trust
The great American legal scholar Austin Scott, in the introduction to his seminal work on the Law of Trusts, pronounced, without a hint of qualification, ... Continued
Statutory Notice Provisions to Beneficiaries Under Estates
Relevant provisions of the British Columbia Trustee Act and Estate Administration Act and the Ontario Trustee Act are contained in Schedule “A” to this memo. ... Continued
Retention of Estate Planning Files
The importance of creating and retaining an adequate solicitor’s file in the context of estate planning is shown quite graphically in the 1996 Ontario decision ... Continued
Estate Planning: A Litigator’s Perspective
This paper was presented by Amy Mortimore at the Pacific Business & Law Institute Estate Planning: Current News & New Legislation seminar, held January 27, ... Continued
Testamentary Capacity Issues
In England, the jurisdiction which esteemed individual property rights, it was recognized early on that a will made by a person not of “sound” mind ... Continued
Clark Wilson lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012
Four lawyers from Clark Wilson LLP have been included in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC.). Nigel Kent, ... Continued
Allyson Baker on strata ballot regulations
The Province newspaper quotes Allyson Baker in the September 11, 2011 edition of the column "Condo Smarts". In response to a reader’s question, Allyson comments ... Continued
Adam Dlin and Veronica Franco join the partnership
We are pleased to announce that Adam Dlin and Veronica Franco have joined the partnership at Clark Wilson LLP. Adam practices within our Business Succession, ... Continued