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January 2012

The Vulnerable Trust?

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal , Duca Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. v. Bozzo, sent estate planning solicitors into a frenzy in a short, two page, decision which purported to set aside a trust.   To understand…

In which Court should you commence proceedings for small personal injury cases?

Part 2

In my last blog, I provided my opinion that the Supreme Court was the preferred Court in which to bring even small personal injury cases.  The final nail in the Small Claims Court’s coffin (at least for bringing…

In which Court should you commence proceedings for a small personal injury case?

Part 1

If you are injured due to the fault of another in British Columbia, you have the choice of bringing an action for damages in either the Small Claims division of the Provincial Court or the Supreme Court.  One…