ONLINE MEETING: Fighting the Predatory Relationship: What’s in Your Toolbox?
This meeting is being hosted by the Elder Law Section.
| Speakers: |
Emily L. Clough, Managing Partner, Clark Wilson LLP |
| Time: |
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 4:15pm - 5:15pm (PT) |
| CPD Hours: |
1.00 hour |
Synopsis
Emily L. Clough discusses the tools and legal avenues that are available to counsel dealing with predatory relationships.
Topics include:
- Protecting incapable adults by commencing a committeeship proceeding;
- Invalidating power of attorney and other incapacity planning documents made by incapable adults;
- Protecting incapable adults in predatory marital relationships; and
- Preventing and reversing gifts made by incapable adults.
Speaker Bio
Emily L. Clough is the Managing partner at Clark Wilson LLP, one of Western Canada’s largest law firms. She has acted as counsel in cases that have set new precedents in BC, including on wills variation and the incapacity to marry. Her cases have received national coverage by the Globe & Mail and the CBC. Emily is also a sought-after author and speaker, routinely presenting at conferences on elder law and incapacity matters and writing new chapters for the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC’s estate-related publications.
Territorial Acknowledgement
This event will be broadcast from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
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