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
The Preparation of Expert Reports to be Used in a Civil Lawsuit: A Guideline for the Expert Witness
Revisions by Raman Johal Originally Published 1999 Revised 2011 Download PDF The role of Trial Judge is to decide the issue in dispute by applying ... Continued
No Fault Benefits in British Columbia: Must Out-of-Province Auto Insurers Pay the Same as ICBC?
Originally Published February 1995 Out-of-Province auto insurers must be familiar with British Columbia’s legislated no-fault benefits frame work for two important reasons: firstly, the present ... Continued
BC Government Report on its BC Hydro Review
Discussion of the Government of BC’s comprehensive review of BC Hydro.
Wills, Women and Multiculturalism
The recent film, Sense and Sensibility brought to the screen Jane Austen’s powerful critique of early 19th century English values and social customs. The film ... Continued
Stewart Muglich and Craig Rollins assist with another New York Stock Exchange listing
Stewart Muglich and Craig Rollins acted as counsel to Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. in connection with listing Avino’s shares on the New York ... Continued
The Wills Variation Act: How It Can Impact You and Your Will
A general principle of law is that a person making a Will (a “Testator”) has the “testamentary freedom” to dispose of his or her property ... Continued
Wills Variation Act Planning
While there is a general common-law principle that a testator should be free to arrange for the distribution of his or her assets upon death, ... Continued
Missing Beneficiaries
Estate Administration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 22 67.1 (1) This section applies only if (a) the deceased died testate leaving a specific bequest of real ... Continued
Incapacity in the Context of Executing a Will
Professionals assisting an individual with planning his or her estate can be faced with the issue of testamentary capacity. As was once said in a ... Continued
Incapacity 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
Estate Dispute Resolution Seminar
A cursory review of legal texts could give the impression that this area of the law is subject to technical and sometimes dry legal principles ... Continued