What are the per se fiduciary duties of an executor-beneficiary?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gadhri v. 0760815 B.C. Ltd., 2016 BCSC 521 (CanLII):
Per se fiduciary duties arise from relationships that traditionally fall within categories of trust – for example, executor-beneficiary, solicitor-client, agent-principal, director-corporation, and guardian-ward or parent-child: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta, 2011 SCC 24 at para. 33.
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