While there are various different legal remedies available to ensure that estates are distributed as intended by the testator and people are not invalidly disinherited, there are deadlines that claimants must adhere to in order to start an estate litigation…
When people are involved in small-scale estate litigation cases, they commonly wonder whether they can represent themselves in order to save money in legal costs. In short, the answer is yes; people are allowed to self-represent themselves in BC; however,…
Many couples own shared assets, and it is not uncommon for couples to hold tenanted investment properties together. When a relationship ends, the division of these shared assets becomes necessary and may require that the shared assets be sold to…
A Vancouver couple went through a divorce after 17 years of marriage, and later had a dispute over the spousal support payments they had agreed to in their divorce agreement. After the divorce, their three children spent most of their…
If a passenger suffers an injury as a result of an “accident” on an international flight or itinerary, their claim for damages is governed by the “Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air”, frequently called…
As the COVID-19 virus continues to rapidly spread throughout Canada and the entire world, people are constantly faced with unprecedented challenges due to the disruptions the virus is causing in day-to-day lives. Separated parents are faced with the complication of…
With the advent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, transportation networks across the world must be prepared to minimize the risk of transmission of the disease. The global cruise line industry is no different, and arguably has a heightened duty…
