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
Raman Johal on the importance of investigation and communication by insurers
Canadian Underwriter quotes Raman Johal extensively in the article “B.C. court awards $50,000 in punitive damages after finding that insurer took too long to advise ... Continued
Nicole Byres on the purposive interpretation of employment in statutes
Nicole Byres, Labour & Employment Group Chair, is featured in the September 9, 2011 edition of The Lawyers Weekly. Her article, "The purposive interpretation of ... Continued
CNN acquires CW client Zite
Brock Smith and Michael Roman acted as counsel to Vancouver technology company Zite, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN). ... Continued
Family Law Considerations in Estate Planning
These materials were prepared by David W. Buchanan, Q.C. of Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver, B.C. for a conference on Essentials of Estate Planning held in ... Continued