The following is a roundup of noteworthy articles published this month on estate litigation and related issues:
- Last week, I wrote a post about whether unconscionable procurement is part of the law in British Columbia. John Poyser at at WEL Partners (Toronto) wrote about the same issue in Ontario (based on a recent Ontario decision): https://welpartners.com/blog/2022/04/is-unconscionable-procurement-properly-part-of-the-law-in-ontario/
- Stuart Clark at Hull & Hull LLP (in Ontario) discusses what happens when an overpayment is made to a beneficiary: https://hullandhull.com/Knowledge/2022/04/overpayment-to-beneficiaries-do-beneficiaries-need-to-return-a-distribution-made-in-error/
- Candace Cho at Onyx Law writes about costs in committeeship proceedings: https://onyxlaw.ca/the-legal-costs-of-bc-committeeship-applications/
- Albert Oosterhoff, also at WEL Partneres writes about how someone can become a trustee: https://welpartners.com/blog/2022/04/how-do-you-become-a-trustee/
- The Vancouver Sun covered a lawsuit recently commenced by two family members to get a share of their deceased mother’s $3-million lottery winnings. This will be an interesting one: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/late-vancouver-island-womans-family-court-bound-over-her-3-million-lottery-jackpot
Happy reading!