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- Case Comment: Holman v Brooke, 2022 BCSC 526
When disputes over the co-ownership of property arise and cannot be solved by discussions between the owners, an owner can seek an order from the Supreme Court of B.C. to have the property sold. The Partition of Property Act provides that an owner with a one half interest in the property can apply t … Read more »
- Registrar’s Hearing-Passing of Accounts
This is the second blog in the series relating to the passing of accounts of a representative of an estate. Please see our first blog that discusses the duty of a personal representative to pass their accounts and the purpose of the passing of accounts more generally. Reference to the Registrar for … Read more »
- The Final Phase in Administering an Estate: The Duty to Account and the Passing of Accounts
A Personal Representative’s Duty to Account When a person passes away, their will typically names someone responsible for carrying out the will’s instructions. In the completion of this responsibility, a personal representative – sometimes called a trustee, executor, or administrator – has a “duty t … Read more »
- Proprietary Estoppel: What remedies are available when someone takes back a promise to transfer property?
In a previous post, we discussed the legal doctrine of proprietary estoppel. The purpose of proprietary estoppel is to prevent unfairness where a promise is made to someone that they will be granted a benefit or right over real property and the person making the promise does not keep their word. How … Read more »
- Proprietary Estoppel: When is a Real Property Owner Required to Follow Through on a Promise to Transfer Land to Someone Else?
What is proprietary estoppel? Proprietary estoppel is a legal remedy that may be used in some circumstances to prevent a land owner who made a promise or statement to someone that part of all of the property would be transferred to them in the future, from later reneging on that promise. This remedy … Read more »