Power of Attorney Creates Fiduciary Relationship
January 25, 2020 No Comments
Wang v Wang 20120 BCCA 15 followed the appeal court’s previous decision in Houston v. Houston, 2012 BCCA 300 finding that the grant of power
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Power of Attorney is a Fiduciary
April 21, 2019 No Comments
Meng Estate v Liem 2019 BCCA 127 confirmed that a person acting under a power of attorney is an agent held to the standard of
Power of Attorney Has to Account
March 23, 2019 No Comments
This article is about forcing a power of attorney who subsequently becomes the executor and trustee of an estate to account to the estate for
Court Refuses to Revoke Power of Attorney
October 10, 2018 No Comments
An Ontario case Crane v Metzger 2018 ONSC 5382 refused an application to revoke a power of attorney of the applicant’s mother who had vascular
Power of Attorney Abuse
February 15, 2018 No Comments
Goyal v. Estate of Maisie Meng 2017 BCSC 2474 involved an abuse of a power of attorney who were sued by the estate representatives for
Power of Attorney Creates a Fiduciary
November 24, 2017 No Comments
Attorney Using a Power of Attorney is a Fiduciary As a fiduciary, an attorney for property is “ obliged to act only for the benefit
Power of Attorney Compensation
August 23, 2017 No Comments
An attorney under a power of attorney in British Columbia cannot be compensated for services provided unless the document expressly provides for same. The attorney
Obligations of a Power of Attorney
June 12, 2017 No Comments
The Manitoba Supreme Court in Krawchuk v Krawchuk 2017 MBQB 47 outlined the legal obligations of a power of attorney. Manitoba’s laws for powers of attorneys
Mental Incompetency and the Patient’s Property Act
February 16, 2017 No Comments
Re Silkstrom 2017 BCSC 206 involved a contested application under the Patient’s Property Act to be appointed the committee of the person of an elderly
Committeeship and the Patients Property Act
November 5, 2016 No Comments
Re Haston 2016 BCSC 1962 is a good review of the law relating to the appointment of a committee under the Patients Property Act, as