Production of Solicitor’s Files to Personal Representatives Part 2
Questioning Solicitor-Client Privilege in BC Courts & Canadian Law In Part 1 of this blog post, we began to review the decision of Stapleton v. Doe, 2017 BCSC 12 which is a recent decision of Master Wilson considering the application by a personal representative to compel production of a solicitor’s file. A brief summary of the facts is as follows: …Read more →
Troubling Trustee
Reasons a BC Court May Remove a Trustee or Executor One of the common issues that can arise in BC Estate Litigation is when there is a conflict between co-executors or trustees to an estate. As if often the case in estate planning, a parent may appoint both of their children to act in concert as executors and trustees to …Read more →