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Estate Planning 2026

February 12, 2026

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Estate Planning 2026

February 12, 2026

Overview

The legal landscape for estate planners is evolving. The issues involved in preparing for the future have become more diverse and complex than ever before. This program will keep you current on some of the most recent developments and challenges faced by estate planners today, bringing together leading experts on estate planning and taxation issues to provide you with practical, current advice.

You will gain a solid understanding of evolving issues and discuss potential approaches and opportunities to structure and implement estate plans that meet your clients’ needs. You will leave with an up-to-date awareness of important developments in this area and how to successfully put them to work in your practice.

Key Areas to be Addressed:

  • Recent developments in capacity in the planning context

  • The use of AI tools by estate planners

  • Planning for healthcare

  • Dealing with international assets and property

  • Planning for blended families

  • Beneficiary designations

Who Should Attend:

  • Wills, trusts and estate lawyers and their paralegals

  • Personal representatives

  • Accountants and tax professionals

  • Financial planners

  • Trust officers

  • Notaries

Meet the Co-Chairs

  • Partner, Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation, Surrey, BC

    David Hunter is a partner of Hamilton Duncan and Co-Chair of the Estate and Trust Litigation department. David has a civil litigation practice with a primary focus on estate and trust litigation. He represents executors, trustees, attorneys, beneficiaries, and other individuals in all levels of court in British Columbia.

    David has experience in a variety of estate and trust-related disputes, including undue influence and capacity claims, construction and variation of wills and trusts, determination of spousal status, and contentious matters of estate and trust administration. He also advises executors and trustees in the administration of estates and trusts, as wells as clients concerned about elder financial abuse.

    David joined Hamilton Duncan in 2011 after practicing with a national law firm in Vancouver. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 2003 and his Bachelor of Laws in 2007, both from the University of British Columbia. Prior to his call to the bar in 2008, David served as a law clerk for six judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. In his spare time, David enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and twin boys. David has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Trusts and Estates since 2020.

  • Associate Counsel, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver, BC

    Emma Ferguson is a member of AHBL’s Wills, Estates + Trusts Practice Group. Emma has a broad wills, estates and trusts practice. She advises clients on all aspects of estate and incapacity planning, including wills, alter ego, joint partner and family trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare representation agreements. Emma also advises clients on the administration of estates, including applications for grants of probate and letters of administration. Emma regularly presents on topics related to wills, estates and trusts and family law, and has a particular interest in the intersection of these two areas of law. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association (Wills, Estates and Trusts, and Family Law subsections); Vancouver Bar Association; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners; and Estate Planning Council of Vancouver.

Faculty information to come…