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Civil procedure 2024 BCSC 2171

Kierans (Re)

The court declared Kathleen Helen Walker a vexatious litigant, struck her fifth affidavit, and ordered leave be required before new proceedings in BC courts.

  • Vexatious litigant order
  • Leave to commence proceedings
  • Mootness
  • Representation agreement validity
  • In-person visitation rights
  • Striking affidavits
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Guardianship/committeeship 2023 BCSC 1849

Cameron (Re)

The court dismissed an application to vary a committeeship order, holding there was no material change in circumstances and that existing mechanisms should be used first.

  • Variation of committee order
  • Material change test
  • Parens patriae jurisdiction
  • Costs allocation
  • Committeeship-variation
  • Material-change-in-circumstances
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Elder law 2022 BCSC 1801

Turney (Re)

La corte declaró incapaz a Albert James Turney y nombró a su hija Cynthia Bramhall como committee de su persona y patrimonio, imponiendo salvaguardas y dejando costas reservadas.

  • Declaration of incapacity
  • Appointment of committee
  • Public guardian and trustee involvement
  • Costs and special costs
  • Capacity-and-mental-infirmity
  • Appointments-of-committee
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Wills and estates 2021 BCSC 1418

Seifred v. Arnold

The court refused special costs from a patient's modest estate in a committeeship proceeding, awarded tariff costs to the parties, and referred the patient's legal fees to the Registrar.

  • Costs awards
  • Special costs
  • Tariff costs (scale c)
  • Taxation of lawyer's fees
  • Capacity
  • Estate depletion
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Capacity 2021 BCSC 876

Sipsas (Re)

The court found Fotini Sipsas incapable under the Patients Property Act and appointed Jerry Sipsas as sole committee of her person and estate.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Mental incompetency
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Enduring power of attorney
  • Best interests of patient
  • Committee-appointment
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Guardianship/committeeship 2021 BCSC 278

Seifred v. Arnold

The court declared Grace Caroline Seifred incapable and appointed Daryl Richard Seifred as committee, finding good and sufficient reason to depart from Donna and Barbara’s nomination.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Nomination under s.9 ppa
  • Undue influence
  • Best interests analysis
  • Termination of power of attorney
  • Appointment-of-committee
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Guardianship/committeeship 2018 BCSC 1287

Douglas (Re)

The court found Ruth Eva Douglas incapable of managing her person and estate under the Patients' Property Act and appointed Kim Pinkerton as committee, subject to oversight and reporting conditions.

  • Capacity determination under ppa s.3
  • Appointment of committee
  • Conflict of interest
  • Pgt oversight and conditions
  • Accounting and fiduciary duties
  • Visit and communication rights
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Guardianship/committeeship 2018 BCSC 338

Cole v. Hamel

The court declared Leah Nancy Hamel incapable and appointed Suzanne Lee Cole as sole committee of her person and estate, with agreed safeguards and special costs from the estate.

  • Declaration of incapacity
  • Appointment of committee
  • Powers of attorney termination
  • Best interests/parens patriae
  • Costs allocation
  • Committeeship
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Health law 2013 BCSC 566

James (Re)

The court held that Cindy Doreen Beka was not entitled to costs from the estate and ordered party-and-party costs, Scale B, for Douglas James against her.

  • Committee appointment
  • Costs
  • Best interests
  • Security for committee
  • Appeal from master
  • Committeeship
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Trusts and estates 2009 BCSC 1968

Tompkins (Re)

The court found Isabelle Tompkins incapable of managing her affairs and appointed the Public Guardian and Trustee as committee because family conflict made a relative appointment unsuitable.

  • Capacity
  • Appointment of committee
  • Conflict of interest
  • Powers of attorney
  • Costs (special costs)
  • Gift vs loan dispute
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