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.

Sinclair and Steele Present to “Wills, Estates and Elder Law” Group

by | Oct 3, 2017 | James D Steele, News, Sean M Sinclair, Wills, Estates, Trusts, Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney

Sean Sinclair and James Steele presented on September 20, 2017 before the Saskatoon Canadian Bar Association’s “Wills, Estates and Elder Law” group meeting.  Sean and James provided a litigation perspective on the law and practice of challenging a Will, whether for alleged incapacity or undue influence.

James Steele is Published in Statute Law Review

by | Jun 26, 2017 | James D Steele, News

Congratulations to James Steele who has published a scholarly article in the Statute Law Review, an academic law journal published by the prestigious Oxford University Press. The focus of the journal is on the drafting and interpretation of statutes. James’ article titled, “Statutory Forebears: Legislative Evolution as a Means of Statutory Interpretation” will appear in an upcoming issue.

To read James’ article, click here.

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