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What if you can't find your dad's will?

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 13 2013

Despite the advice of professionals to the contrary, families often fail to discuss estate matters with each other. Parents may not even say they

"Relief from forfeiture" under the Civil Forfeiture Act

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 23 2013

Earlier this year, I blogged about the civil forfeiture case of B.C. (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Wolff. That appellate decision set guidelines

BC Court of Appeal acknowledges independence of the Bar as a principle of fundamental justice

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 23 2013

In October 2011 I wrote about the BC Supreme Court decision in Federation of Law Societies of Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 BCSC 1270 in

Resolving ambiguities in a will

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 19 2013

Despite the intentions of a testator and the best drafting skills of their lawyer, there are often occasions when there is an ambiguity or apparent

The "Interests of Justice" and the Civil Forfeiture Act: the B.C. Court of Appeal weighs in...

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • January 23 2013

Some time ago I blogged about the decision in B.C. (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Wolff. That case was something of a setback for the Director of

How not to deal with family discord when helping an infirm parent

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • November 9 2012

It is always a difficult situation when a loved one develops some form of dementia and gradually slips into incapacity

Illegal contracts and unjust enrichment: who wins out?

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • November 7 2012

What is an illegal contract and is it enforceable?

The difficult problem of disinheriting a child

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 7 2012

Many parents, late in life, come to realize that one or more of their children are not people they like or respect

Extra-jurisdictional legal process outsourcers: ‘the wave of the present’

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 31 2012

Governments, regulators, courts and consumer groups, alike, have advocated for greater ‘access to justice’ and more cost efficient legal services

Pas le Français in the courts of British Columbia

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 30 2012

Canada has two official languages English and French - arising from our unique heritage as a country