Conflict of Interest

Vancouver Estate Lawyer – Removal or Passing Over an Executor

Trevor Todd and Jackson Todd have over 60 years experience in estate litigation including the removal or passing over of an executor. In Re Virdi Estate 2025 BCSC 680 an

BC Estate Lawyer-Executor Removed For Conflict of Interest

Trevor Todd and son Jackson Todd have over 60 years of combined legal experience in dealing with executor legal issues. Re Thomspon estate 2023 BCSC 1591 is an excellent

When The Lawyer Is Also a Witness

Re Zenrosso Estate 2023 BCSC dealt with an issue where a conflict of interest arose with respect to a lawyer representing the sole beneficiary personally and also in the capacity

Removal of Lawyer Refused

Jiwani v Jiwani @022 BCCA 451 refused to remove a lawyer for a potential conflict of interest stating that the role of the lawyer was not the basis of the

Lawyer Disqualified From Acting

Re Waigel Estate 2022 BCSC 2274 examined a lawyers role in acting for a client and found cause to disqualify the lawyer from continuing to act. The leading decision is

Executor Ordered to Produce Deceased’s Medical Records

An Alberta case Petrowski v Petrowski 2005 ABQB ordered the executor to produce medical records of the deceased pointing to her obvious conflict of interest in having the exclusive authority

Removal of a Committee or Litigation Guardian

The applicable case law and test for the appointment and removal of committee or litigation guardian of a patient’s estate is the Supreme Court of Canada decision of Gronnerud v