Trusts and estates

BC Supreme Court upholds trust company's estate administration amid beneficiary dispute

BC Supreme Court upholds trust company's estate administration amid beneficiary dispute

The company's actions in settling disputes and administering the estate were appropriate: court

BC Supreme Court dismisses applications seeking personal liability of estate executor

BC Supreme Court dismisses applications seeking personal liability of estate executor

Plaintiffs failed to add the executor in his personal capacity

BC Supreme Court enforces settlement in a dispute over estate administration

Any disputes on non-essential terms did not negate the existence of a binding agreement: court

BC Court of Appeal orders executor to provide estate invoices but can redact specific legal advice

BC Court of Appeal orders executor to provide estate invoices but can redact specific legal advice

Court found that there was an express waiver of privilege over the amounts of legal fees expended

Quebec Superior Court invalidates last will due to testator’s cognitive incapacity

Quebec Superior Court invalidates last will due to testator’s cognitive incapacity

He could not recall basic information or communicate effectively in the months before death

BC Supreme Court disqualifies lawyer over misuse of privileged documents in estate litigation

BC Supreme Court disqualifies lawyer over misuse of privileged documents in estate litigation

He repeatedly used these privileged documents in various court proceedings