CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Helen H. Low, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Update on Wills Variation (9:10 – 9:55)

• cultural traditions
• estrangement, neglect and abandonment
• size of the estate
• "valid and rational" reasons

Roselle P. Wu — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (9:55 – 10:15)

Section 58 Applications (10:15 – 11:05)

• case law update
• prevailing trends
• new use for s. 58—probating copies of lost wills
• s. 59—brief update on rectification

Kimberly A. Kuntz — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (11:05 – 11:25)

Current Mediation (11:25 – 12:15)

• enhancing your negotiation skills
• adapting your advocacy style to mediation
• preparation for mediation
• mediating by Zoom

The Honourable D. Jane Dardi — Mediator, Vancouver
Eric B. Clavier — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH BREAK (12:15 – 12:55)

Trial in an Estate Case (12:55 – 1:45)

• pre-trial preparation
• trial tips
• multi-party issues
• costs
• virtual testimony

The Honourable Madam Justice Amy D. Francis — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Roger D. Lee — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (1:45 – 2:05)

"New" Causes of Action (2:05 – 2:50)

• unconscionable procurement
• fraudulent calumny
• secret trusts
• doctrine of righteousness
• court approval of trustee decisions

Amy A. Mortimore — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:50 – 3:10)

Bad Fiduciaries (3:10 – 3:55)

• trustees
• attorneys under powers of attorney
• committeeship
• remedies

Stanley Rule — Sabey Rule LLP, Kelowna

Closing Remarks (3:55 – 4:00)

Helen H. Low, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver