Wills and Estates Law

(Please Explain Q)

(4 marks each)

You are a paralegal who works with a lawyer at a law office specializing in Wills and Estates practice. Yourclient,will-makerLouis Litt,executedawillyoupreparedforhim twoyearsago.LouishasbeenstoringtheoriginalWillinhissafetydeposit boxandyouhaveacopy.TodayLouistelephonesyouandinstructsyouto addavaluablenewpaintingtothespecificgiftshissonwillreceive.He asksyoutoaddthepaintingtotheclauseintheWillthatprovidesspecific giftstohissonandtosendhimacopysothathecandiscardtheoldWill andputtherevisedoneinhissafetydepositbox.

Explainwhetherthe change to the Will will be valid if you follow these instructions?

ANSWER: XXX

General Civil Litigation

Please explain

(6 marks)

Specter & Litt is a two-lawyer firm in Anywhere, B.C. Last Wednesday, the firm's only employee, a paralegal, noticed an entry in the bring forward system for a personal injury file. The entry indicated that it was two years, less a day, from the date of the motor vehicle accident. Unfortunately, Lawyer Litt was away on holidays and Lawyer Specter was out of town in trial. Despite valiant efforts, the assistant was unable to reach either lawyer. She brought the matter to their attention this morning.

What 4 things should Specter & Litt do now? (4 marks)

ANSWER: XXX

What should Specter & Litt do to ensure that this problem does not arise again (2 marks)

ANSWER: XXX