For a PDF version of the article, click here. Introduction Claims by opposing members of blended families((Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 807)) are among the most common estate disputes of modern times((Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate, [1994] S.C.J. No. 65)). Relatively few contemporary cases involve disputes solely among members of a single immediate family.Continue reading “Wills Variation and the Blended Family: Who Wins, Who Loses?”

This article is also available as a PDF Introduction Claims by and involving adult children since Canada’s landmark wills variation decision in Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate, [1994] 2 S.C.R, 807; [1994] S.C.J. No. 65 fall into two main categories, each carrying with it its own particularities. I have classified these for convenience as follows: ClaimsContinue reading “Wills Variation Claims Involving Independent Adult Children”

For a PDF version of this article, click here. Introduction Governments, the private sector, the media, and academicians have defined electronic commerce (“e-commerce”) in a variety ways. Narrowly defined, e-commerce refers to sales or purchases transacted over open or public networks, such as the Internet, independent of whether the payment is made on the network.Continue reading “Jurisdictional Issues in Electronic Commerce: A Canadian Perspective”

Assistance of my former colleague Tricia Auton is gratefully acknowledged. This post was published in Vancouver Bar Association‘s The Advocate, May 2004 For a PDF version of this article, click here. Introduction In the vast majority of professional liability cases involving erroneous financial statements, auditors are accused of negligence for failing to detect and report on accountingContinue reading “The Prospects of a Successful Claim Against Auditors in Fraud”

For a PDF version of this article, click here. The Personal Property Security Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 359 (the “PPSA”), came into force in October 1990. It modernizes and consolidates the law of personal property as security for debt in a single provincial statute. The PPSA contemplates a single central registration system whereby lenders andContinue reading “The Curative Provision in Section 43(6) of the Personal Property Security Act: How Misleading is a Seriously Misleading Error?”