What does it mean to be a fiduciary?
Fiduciaries, such as executors, have significant obligations to uphold.
Court clarifies WESA notice requirement
Dates of mailing notice of intended estate grant applications should be included in affidavits.
Leading digital media company sells major business division with Clark Wilson’s help
Clark Wilson LLP was Canadian counsel behind the sale of Demand Media‘s CoveritLive to Scribble Technologies. Adam Dlin led Clark Wilson’s team, which included Andrea ... Continued
A Look At Military Wills
The law in BC eases some of the formalities required for military wills.
Richard Weiland presented to the Estate Planning Council of Victoria
Richard Weiland presented to the Estate Planning Council of Victoria on the subject of “Planning for and Administering Digital Assets” on February 11, 2014. His ... Continued
Your Estate Matters article on estate taxes republished by financial education forum
Richard Weiland‘s article “Estate Taxes? Not Here” (from the Your Estate Matters newsletter) was republished by Financial-Articles.ca. In it, Richard highlights the fact that although ... Continued
WESA Tips and Traps: Mandatory Hold Period
WESA will require executors to wait a mandatory period before distributing estate assets
Richard Weiland to present at CLEBC’s WESA and the New Rules
On November 21 and 22, Richard Weiland will be one of a select group of lawyers delivering a two-day course at the Continuing Legal Education ... Continued
Testamentary Trust Proposals: Not Much of a Consultation
Discussion on the testamentary trust consultation paper relased on June 3, 2013
Dealing with Digital Assets in an Estate
The term “digital assets” is used in different ways by different people. In a broad sense, digital assets include all of the electronic “possessions” an ... Continued
B.C.’s Dated Guardianship Laws May Finally Change
Discussion on the dated Guardianship laws in BC
Estate Taxes? Not Here
Many countries around the world levy a tax on the transfer of wealth that occurs when a person dies, referred to as an estate tax, ... Continued