Case Comment by James Steele Published in Estate Litigation Textbook

by | Jul 12, 2018 | James D Steele, News, Wills, Estates, Trusts, Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney

James Steele has published a case comment in Brian A. Schnurr’s Estate Litigation, 2d ed. vol. 1 (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2017). The piece appears in the Issues in Focus section of this textbook.  James’s piece deals with the recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision in Dunnison Estate v. Dunnison, 2017 SKCA 40.  More broadly, the piece discusses whether a resulting trust can exist in respect of land under the western Canadian Torrens system, or, whether such a trust is inconsistent with the statutory concept of conclusive title.

Correcting Mistakes in Wills

by | Mar 22, 2018 | James D Steele, News

James Steele has contributed an article to the Estate Law Canada blog, a widely-read Canadian estate litigation blog, with over 6 million views. James wrote on the issue of fixing Wills, when erroneous wording is drafted by mistake. The piece can be read here.

James Steele Contributes to Legal Sourcery Blog

by | Mar 19, 2018 | James D Steele, News

James Steele has published a case comment on Legal Sourcery, the award-winning legal blog of the Law Society of Saskatchewan Library.  The post discusses the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Valard Construction Ltd. v Bird Construction Co. (2018 SCC 8), a decision finding that a trustee can owe a duty to disclose the existence of a trust to its beneficiaries.  The piece can be read here.

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