
Gordon Behan and Sam Shury Published in The Lawyer’s Daily
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision has given greater clarity to how the courts treat a will-maker’s knowledge of his or her assets. It ... Continued
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A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision has given greater clarity to how the courts treat a will-maker’s knowledge of his or her assets. It ... Continued
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has held that a clause in a will directing estate property to be transferred to a trust that was ... Continued
A recent decision shows how the Court may find a will-maker’s handwritten changes to be legally effective. Whiting a Beneficiary Out of a Will In ... Continued
In an article for Thomson Reuters’ Taxnet Pro website, Emily Clough summarizes two recent BC Supreme Court decisions that required the Court to determine when ... Continued
Two recent BC Supreme Court decisions required the Court to determine when it is appropriate to remove an executor of an estate: Nieweler Estate (Re) ... Continued
In the recent BC Supreme Court case of Halliday v Halliday Estate, 2019 BCSC 554, Clark Wilson LLP was successful in challenging the validity of ... Continued
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently released its judgment in Robledano v Queano, 2019 BCCA 150 (“Robledano”). The case involved an intestate estate, with ... Continued
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Quaggiotto v Quaggiotto, 2019 ONCA 107 (“Quaggiotto”) helps to clarify the level of knowledge courts expect a ... Continued
Our Estates & Trusts Co-Chair, Amy Mortimore was quoted in CLEBC’s “the Spotlight” Spring 2019 issue. Amy details how valuable CLEBC’s wills, estates and trusts ... Continued
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
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
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