Wealth Matters

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July 6, 2022

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Electronic witnessing and signing of estate planning documents in British Columbia

Stephen Hsia, Jillana Schmidt-Kim

Much has changed since May 19, 2020. That is when British Columbia first allowed the remote witnessing of wills, enduring powers of attorney (EPAs), and representation agreements (RAs) to accommodate those isolating because of COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions on...

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Does a promise to transfer property create an express trust?

Stephen Hsia, Kaitlynd Hiller

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently dealt with whether a promise to transfer property created an express trust in Virk v. Singh, 2022 BCCA 153. Background Mr. and Mrs. Virk married in India in 1977, where they met Mr....

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