Information About Rule of Law

 My son Thomas Rule took this photograph of the Sofia Courthouse, when he was in Sofia Bulgaria in the fall of 2019. According to Wikipedia:The need for a common building to house all the courts in Sofia was raised in 1926 with the foundation of the Judicial Buildings fund. Construction began in 192 … Read more »

The British Columbia Government suspended limitation periods effective March 25, 2020. A limitation period sets the time limit in which someone may file a lawsuit. Because of Covid-19, the B.C. Government suspended the limitation periods. So for example, if a two-year limitation period would have ex … Read more »

Kimberly is presenting on the topic of proprietary estoppel  by video conference tomorrow at 4:15 pm.., November 17, 2020. Her presentation will include a discussion of the decision in Linde v. Linde, 2019 BCSC 1586, in which she successfully argued a  claim to a ranch based on proprietary estoppel. … Read more »

 When acting as an attorney under an enduring power of attorney in British Columbia for someone who has lost the capacity to make her own decisions, the attorney must act in the best interest of the person who appointed her. The word “attorney,” in this context does not mean a lawyer, but rather the … Read more »

The British Columbia Legal Education Society is holding its Wills, Estates and Trusts Conference online this year on November 5 and 6. Genevieve Taylor, of Legacy, Tax + Trust Lawyers,  is chair of the Estate Planing Update 2020 on November 5, and Helen Low QC, of Faskin, Martineau, DuMoulin LLP is … Read more »