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Darren Stewart has practiced law for almost ten years and has maintained a focus on estate and trust litigation. Darren often counsels clients in avoiding and resolving disputes without requiring court intervention. He also has extensive experience in the courtroom, and can run a trial as needed to better secure the best possible outcomes.
Darren specializes in representing beneficiaries or executors in a wide variety of disputes, or circumstances requiring court intervention that arise in the context of the administration of a deceased person’s estate. Darren has achieved success in bringing and defending claims to vary a will and claims involving allegations of incapacity against a will-maker. Darren also has a specialty in handling guardianship issues.
Additionally, Darren has worked in the defense of insured liability claims involving injury, occupiers’ liability, property damages or professional liability claims brought against a variety of professionals. He also represents extra-provincial automobile insurers in claims brought against their insureds in British Columbia.
Darren is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver, and he is a frequent writer on estate and trust-related topics.
Estate litigation
• Represented beneficiary children or spouses in bringing a successful claim under the Wills, Estates and Succession Act to vary the will of their parent and where necessary conducted a trial to achieve that result • Successfully challenged or defended claims brought to reverse a gift that was made during the life of a deceased person – such as the transfer of a home or bank account into trust with another family member • Assisted executors, administrators or trustees to pass accounts and administer estates in variety of different circumstances, including where litigation is threatened or a difficult relationship with or among the beneficiaries exists • Proved or challenged the validity of planning documents such as a power of attorney or will due to undue influence or incapacity due to age, illness or injury • Brought or defended unjust enrichment claims • Assisted executors or beneficiaries in disputes over executor’s fees or accounts • Worked with family members where financial abuse of an elderly or disabled individual has occurred
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• Defending injury or occupiers’ liability claims brought against insured individuals or businesses • Conducting subrogated claims • Defending claims brought against drivers insured by U.S. based insurers after accidents that occur in British Columbia • Defending claims brought against construction or other professionals for damage to property or injury
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