Estates Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator's Guide

The Continue Legal Education Society of British Columbia has published a new manual entitled Estates Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator's Guide. The Chapters are:

1.  Initial Considerations in Estate Disputes

2.  Conflict of Laws in Estate Disputes

3.  Resolving Estate Disputes through Mediation

4.  Proceeding with Estate Litigation

5.  Validity of Wills Disputes

6.  Interpretation, Rectification, and Construction of Wills Disputes

7.  Curing a Defective Will

8.  Wills Variation Claims

9.  Disputes Regarding Attorneys

10.  Disputes Regarding Personal Representatives and Trustees

11.  Committeeship Applications and Claims Against Committees

12.  Inter Vivos Trust Disputes

13.  Inter Vivos Transfer Disputes

14.  Life Insurance, Registered Account, and Benefit Plan Beneficiary Designation Disputes

15.  Resulting Trusts, Unjust Enrichment, Constructive Trusts, and Secret Trusts

16.  Issues of Spousal Status in Estate Disputes

17.  Administration of Intestate Estates Disputes

18.  Passing of Accounts and Trustee Remuneration Disputes

Shahdin Farsai of our firm authored the chapter, Passing Accounts and Trustee Remuneration Disputes. I am one of the co-editors of the book.