Plus de retour en arrière possible : La Cour suprême du Canada limite les réparations en equity
Introduction En 2016, la Cour suprême du Canada (CSC) a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Hôtels Fairmont Inc. 2016 CSC 56 (« Fairmont »), dans laquelle elle restreignait la possibilité d’octroyer une rectification, c’est-à-dire une réparation en equity par...
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Special costs in BC estate litigation: Kolic v. Kolic, 2022 BCSC 1448
Pursuant to the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009, costs during litigation in British Columbia are typically awarded to the successful party at trial. Costs are intended to be at least a partial indemnity for legal fees plus reimbursement...
Spoliation : la destruction d’éléments de preuve a des répercussions sur les litiges
Mis à part peut-être le parjure, il n’y a pire menace à l’intégrité du processus judiciaire que la spoliation de preuves. Notre processus contradictoire est conçu pour tolérer les défaillances humaines – la décision d’un juge peut être annulée s’il...
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Marriage-like relationships and intestate succession in BC: Coad v. Lariviere
Pursuant to British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act, S.B.C. 2009, c. 13 (“WESA”), when a person dies without a will, that person’s surviving spouse is entitled to inherit either the entirety of the estate (if there are no descendants)...
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Commencing a proceeding on behalf of the estate of a deceased person: Hoggan v. Silvey
A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal has transformed the approach for commencing a proceeding on behalf of the estate of a deceased person in British Columbia. Hoggan v. Silvey, 2022 BCCA 176, began with a dispute...
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Ontario Court of Appeal confirms modern approach to cost awards in estate litigation: McGrath v. Joy
On February 10, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) released its decision in McGrath v. Joy, 2022 ONCA 119. In this case, the applicant challenged the validity of a holograph will written shortly before the testator committed suicide...
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Pia Hundal quoted in the Toronto Star on proposed law on digital wills
Toronto Star, « Proposed law on digital wills doesn’t go far enough, some legal groups say » Pia Hundal was quoted in this article on the proposed law permanently allowing for wills to be virtually witnessed: Several U.S. states, Britain and Australia...
Peut-on faire annuler un testament?
Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé s’il est possible de faire annuler un testament suite au décès du testateur? Ce n’est pas dans tous les cas que le défunt laisse un testament au moment de son décès. Lorsqu’aucun testament ne peut être...
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Thoughts on final resting places
Testators generally put much thought into the distribution of their estate. In addition, many testators give instructions for their funeral, how their remains are to be handled and where their remains should be placed. However, many testators may not consider...
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Deception and Dower: Cases of Dower fraud in Alberta and Saskatchewan
The forms and procedures required in Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s provincial “homestead legislation” create dower rights, which act as safeguards to protect spouses who do not own their homes (the non-owning spouse) from having their homes sold without their consent. However,...
