Trespass Damages Dropped in Vancouver Estate Litigation
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Volovsek v. Boisvenu Alter‐Ego Trust #1, 2021 BCCA 179 dealt with a claim for damages in trespass against a woman…
Ex-Wife and New Spouse Battle Over $100,000 Life Insurance Proceeds
An out-of-date beneficiary designation in a life insurance policy can throw a wrench in an estate plan. Where a beneficiary is designated, the insurance money does not…
Court Appoints Administrator to Investigate $5 Million Vancouver Estate Litigation Claim
A person who is left out of a will may believe he or she has a valid claim, but not have access to the evidence required to…
BC Mutual Wills FAQs
Two people can make an agreement to the effect that following the death of one of them, the survivor will not revoke or alter his or her…
Competing Claims of a Second Spouse to Life Insurance Proceeds
The Supreme Court of Canada was recently asked to weigh the competing claims of a second spouse and a first spouse to the proceeds of a life…
Vancouver Estate Lawyers on Remedy for Unjust Enrichment: Money or Property?
In recent weeks, our Vancouver estate lawyers have discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, where a disappointed beneficiary succeeded…
Vancouver Estate Law: Constructive Trusts to Resolve Unfairness
A constructive trust may be imposed where a gift of shares in a family business is not completed during one parent’s lifetime, but the evidence is clear that the parents intended to gift the shares to a child who had committed him or herself to the family business.