Tag: Legal Procedures

Conduct Money For Professionals

April 8, 2019 No Comments

The amount of reasonable conduct money to be paid to a professional to testify occasionally arises in estate litigation. Conduct money has historically been paid

The Doctrine of Clean Hands

October 7, 2018 No Comments

A well-established principle of the law of equity is the doctrine of clean hands which states “he who comes into equity must come with clean

Registrar’s Report Confirmation Hearings

October 3, 2018 No Comments

Narwal v Narwal 2018 BCSC 1561 discusses the law relating to approval of the registrar’s inquiry and recommendation by a Supreme Court judge in what

Publication Bans

September 3, 2018 No Comments

Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd v Sherman Estate 2018 ONSC 4706 involved the sensational murder of two wealthy Torontonians where the courts weighed the deleterious effects

Money Paid By Mistake (Money Had and Received)

September 1, 2018 No Comments

Newman v Beta Maritime Ltd 2018 BCSC 1442 discussed the situation where money “had and received” is a cause of action which is available where

Probate Fees and Capital Gains Taxes

August 30, 2018 No Comments

Re the Estate of Wilma Bouma 2018 BCSC 1466 involved in application brought by the administrator of the estate of the deceased for an order

Security For Costs Applications

August 23, 2018 No Comments

Parmar v. Timothy Hunstsman Law Corp. 2018 BCSC 1151 involved a successful application by the defendant that the plaintiff post security for costs for the