James Steele presents to College of Law

The recent Saskatchewan decision in Boire v Boire, 2025 SKKB 150 reminds us of the importance of properly documenting an express trust when adding third parties to title. In Boire there was sufficient evidence of a trust interest as to permit the Court to summarily...

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Hagen v. Olsen, 2025 SKKB 132 offers a reminder that a testator cannot attempt to impose conditions (through their will) on property which will no longer be owned by their Estate as of the future date of death.Factual...

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Harrison v MacMillan offers an example of a will challenge that failed to raise a genuine issue. While there is no new point of law offered by Harrison, the decision provides a helpful caution to parties who wish to...

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Mang v. Hofer offers a reminder of the threshold criteria that an applicant must meet in order to become the administrator of an intestate estate. For context, when a deceased dies without a will their estate falls into...

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Reader Estate v. Reader demonstrated the Court’s power to rectify a Will where a drafting error threatened to defeat the intention of the testator.Background: The factual background in Reader Estate included the below:...