Course Chair
Amy A. Mortimore, KC — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chair
Amy Mortimore, KC is a partner at Clark Wilson LLP and the co-chair of its Estates & Trusts Practice Group. She also co-leads the Estates & Trusts Appeals and Opinions initiative, which provides strategic advice on all types of estate, trust, and tax work, as well as appellate services. Amy has been recognized for a number of years by Best Lawyers Canada in the area of Trusts & Estates and by Lexpert Canada in Estate Litigation.
Amy is committed to furthering legal education and is frequently called upon to speak to lawyers, law students, industry groups, and the public on various aspects of estates and trusts issues. In 2020, she and Mark Weintraub, KC co-authored the text, British Columbia Estate Litigation, published by LexisNexis. Amy has now retired from the Board of Directors of CLEBC, after seven years' service, including as chair. Additionally, she is a Governor of the TLABC and the co-chair of its Women Lawyers Retreat committee. Amy also volunteers her time as APB Referral Counsel for the BC Court of Appeal, and sits on the federal Judicial Advisory Council.
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Annotated Estates Practice 2023
Your portable estates law library
This publication is essential for: all wills and estates practitioners looking for a handy reference, particularly in court or when away from the office
Current to: January 15, 2023
Annotated Estates Practice is your indispensable compilation of BC wills and estates statutes, rules, and regulations. Designed for portability, this resource is convenient for use both at the office and in court. It is annually updated by experienced estates lawyers who annotate key statutes as well as the relevant Supreme Court Civil Rules with summaries of important decisions. Also included are former statutes and a table of concordance from the former statutes for ease of use.
With Annotated Estates Practice, you will be able to:
- easily access core materials for your wills and estates practice in one place
- efficiently begin the search for answers to your wills and estates question
- easily understand the courts' interpretation of specific sections of key statutes and rules
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The 2023 edition of Annotated Estates Practice includes:
- amendments to the legislation, rules, and practice directions to January 15, 2023
- inclusion of the Criminal Code of Canada provisions on medical assistance in dying, with case annotations
- new case annotations on topics including the five-day survival rule, work-in-progress documents that don't meet the test for a will, and causes of action for property division of the deceased spouse