Advocate Jan 2014

THE ADVOCATE VOL. 72 PART 1 JANUARY 2014
63
NEWS FROM
CLEBC SOCIETY
By Susan Munro*
EDUCATING THE PROFESSION ABOUT THE WESA
Here at CLEBC, our initiative to educate the B.C. legal profession about the
Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) is now well under way. The new
statute comes into force on March 31, 2014, and will result in major changes
in practice and procedure. We have planned a full suite of course and publication
updates, along with an online resource centre, to ensure that the
B.C. legal profession has all the tools it needs to fully understand the new
statute, new rules and new forms. For many of these projects, we’re working
with the British Columbia Law Institute, where much research into a
new wills and estates regime for this province has been done.
THE WESA RESOURCE CENTRE
CLEBC has created a portal, , to connect B.C. legal
professionals with information and resources about the WESA. We have
included many informative articles on the new Act, convenient listings of
available print and online publications, and a listing of upcoming WESA
events and courses. Check the site often, as we are adding new information
all the time.
WESA COURSES
In February 2014—in Vancouver (February 13 and 14), Victoria (February
20 and 21), and Kelowna (February 27 and 28)—CLEBC will offer a full-day
course (either live or by webinar) followed by a separate half-day course
(live course only). The full-day course, “Estate Administration: Navigating
the New Rules”, will deal with the nuts and bolts of the new Probate Rules
* Susan Munro is the director of publications at CLEBC.