When someone creates a will, they usually appoint an individual to carry out their final wishes and administer their estate after they pass away. This person, known as an executor, is responsible for managing the…
When a loved one passes away, many assume the deceased’s estate will pass to their remaining family members. However, this is not always the case. A will-maker can decide to leave a significant portion of…
When you are injured on someone else's property in BC, the person most directly responsible for your harm is not always the one who ends up bearing legal responsibility for it. In many dangerous premises…
Surviving relatives and close friends may expect to receive an inheritance after a loved one passes away. However, the deceased’s will sometimes raises more questions than answers when those who expected to be beneficiaries are…
Whether you are visiting a friend's home, shopping at a local business, walking through a municipal park, or coming and going from your own apartment building, you are entitled to reasonably safe conditions while on…
According to a study from the National Institute of Aging, nearly half of Canadians don’t have a will. For Canadians between the ages of 35 and 54, that number drops to just one in three.…
When someone is injured on another person's property, the case often leads to a single question: did the property owner know about a dangerous condition that caused the injury? Slip and fall and other premises…
In straightforward cases, beneficiaries receive their share of an inheritance and dictate for themselves how they spend or save their newfound assets. However, this process looks a bit different when the beneficiary is a minor.…
Whether it’s for a concert, community festival, night out, or meeting, groups of people get together all the time for all kinds of occasions. It’s natural for groups to expect the space they walk into…
If you have been named as a beneficiary in a will, it’s not unreasonable to expect that the estate will handle distribution accordingly and that you will receive what was left to you in a…