James Steele Joins Robertson Stromberg LLP Partnership

Congratulations to James Steele who became Robertson Stromberg’s newest partner on January 1, 2023. James joined Robertson Stromberg as an articling student and, since his call to the bar in 2015, has been an important member of the litigation department.

James has distinguished himself as a leading practitioner in estate litigation. James has successfully represented clients in dozens of estate disputes, having appeared successfully in every level of Saskatchewan court. He has also successfully presented written submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada. James publishes a blog on Saskatchewan estate law at skestatelaw.ca

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Adams Estate v Wilson: Who has standing to challenge a Will?

A recent case from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal reminds us of the importance of first confirming you have standing to challenge a will. “Standing” refers to the question of whether a person has a sufficient legal interest in a given dispute. In other words, will...

Steele Published in CBA Bar Notes

James Steele recently published a book review of former Chief Justice McLachlin’s memoir, which recounts her role as the first woman Chief Justice, and her time as the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Renouncing as executor may not always be an automatic right

An interesting lesson for executors comes from the recent Saskatchewan decision in Goby v Frederick, 2020 SKQB 201 Wayne Frederick passed away. His will appointed his sister, Shirley Frederick, to be the executrix of his estate. Shirley obtained letter probate....

Marinko Jelovic joins board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters Saskatoon

Congratulations to Marinko Jelovic, who joins the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters Saskatoon. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 108 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country. Together they...

How to avoid your Will from becoming challenged after you die

More and more wills are being contested in Saskatchewan each year. And the sad truth is that many challenges are avoidable if the will-maker had done one or both of the below things: Hired a lawyer to draft their will, and keep good notes of their instructions; Told...

Call for feedback on behalf of the CBA

James Steele is Legislation and Law Reform Director of CBA Saskatchewan. Comments are invited on the SK Government’s ongoing development of Regulations to support The Financial Planners and Financial Advisors Act. CBA Members are welcomed to review the Ontario draft...

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update

An interesting recent estate litigation decision out of Saskatchewan is Leason v Malcolm, 2020 SKQB 102. Leason reminds us that once a bequest is vested, it may not be divested. In other words, if a beneficiary survives the testator, but the beneficiary then dies...

Robertson Stromberg ranked by Chambers Canada

Chambers Canada is an independent research company that delivers rankings and insight into the world’s leading lawyers. Leslie Prosser Q.C., Melvin A. Gerspacher, Q.C., and Christopher J.H. Donald, Q.C. have been recognized by Chambers Canada as reliable and effective...

Am I entitled to be notified that my family member has made a new Will?

When a loved one passes away unexpectedly, the shock can be made worse by finding out that the deceased also had made a new will totally contrary to their former will. Sometimes clients will ask me if it is legal for their loved one to make a new will, cutting out...

Donald, Gerspacher, Prosser, Waters and Young, recognized as a Lexpert-ranked lawyers in the 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Congratulations to Chris Donald, QC, Melvin Gerspacher, QC, Les Prosser, QC, Scott Waters, QC and Gary Young QC for being voted as 2020 Leading Legal Practitioners across Canada based on an extensive peer survey process. The identification of leading practitioners and...

Virtual court operations in Saskatchewan

Despite the availability of virtual technology, it remains impossible in many Canadian courts to file court documents online, or hold video hearings. This article argues that Canadian court systems face two options during the COVID-19 pandemic: First, resign...

Judicial technological innovations

Closings of courthouses should be a wake-up call to adopt 21st century technology The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to daily norms in Canada. Lawyers are not exempt, and many courts in Canada have either severely reduced their case hearing...

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