Estate and Wills Variation Litigation
Some representative Estate and Wills cases in which Mr. Barker appeared as lead counsel include:
Armstrong v. Kotanko, 2019 BCSC 1519:
Acted for the plaintiff who was challenging his deceased mother’s will to obtain an order to require the lawyer who drafted the will to provide answers to a variety of questions regarding the deceased’s intentions.
Wong v. Chong Estate, 2016 BCSC 953:
Acted for widower to vary will
Morphy v. Mohr and others, 1998 CanLii 5896 (BCSC):
Acted for widow seeking to uphold will under Wills Variation Act challenge.
Porter v. Arce and others, 1996 CanLII 8589 (BCSC):
Acted for defendant in Wills Variation action
Lightbody v. Lightbody and others, S.C.B.C. Vancouver Registry A881178:
Acted for son of deceased to prove will and to disprove another will