Signing Documents using a Power of Attorney
Did you know…[1] If you are appointed as an attorney under a power of attorney instrument, any documents you sign in your capacity as an attorney should be signed with the name of the adult who gave...
View ArticleA Promise is a Promise: Proprietary Estoppel at the Supreme Court of Canada
In December 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Cowper-Smith v. Morgan, 2017 SCC 61, clarifying how a promise relating to an interest in property may be enforced through the...
View ArticleHighlights: The 2018 Provincial Budget
British Columbia’s 2018 budget introduced certain changes to the taxation of real estate. This will affect residential real estate held personally, through other legal entities, or that falls into an...
View ArticleSettled Property and the Issue of Photocopying Money
Did you know…[1] Photocopying money risks criminal and civil sanctions. So what to do if making file copies of a trust settled with a $10, $20, $50, or $100 dollar bill? Can you copy or scan the...
View ArticleFound Money!
Did you know…[1] Did you know that both the BC Unclaimed Property Society and the Bank of Canada have free, searchable databases? BC Unclaimed Property Society:...
View ArticleModernizing the Divorce Act: Major changes announced
Notable changes are expected to be coming to the federal Divorce Act in the form of Bill C-78, which was introduced in the House of Commons on May 22, 2018. Bill C-78 marks the first substantial reform...
View ArticleExecutor found liable for ducking her obligations
In the recent B.C. Court of Appeal decision in Wade v Duck, 2018 BCCA 176, the Court held the former personal representative of the deceased’s estate personally liable for the deterioration of estate...
View ArticleSociety of Notaries Public of British Columbia v. Law Society of British...
In the fairly recent appellate court decision, Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 448, BC’s highest court was faced with the question: What are...
View ArticleThe McDonalds really had a farm… and on it was no exploitation
On September 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal in McDonald v McDonald, 2017 BCCA 255, in which the B.C. Court of Appeal held that the unpaid labour of children in a family...
View ArticleEstate Planning for Pets
Did you know…[1] Did you know that pets are property? Have you considered what will happen to your pets if something happens to you? If you have furry family members (and I don’t mean dear old Uncle...
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