What is the triggering event for the operation of the limitation period under the BCSC's Trust Act?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Lennox v Lennox, 2019 BCSC 938 (CanLII):

In the present case, the triggering event for the operation of the limitation period was the point in time that the petitioner became fully aware that the respondent denied existence of the trust and would refuse to transfer his interest in the Property back to him: Bacic v. Bacic Estate, 2010 BCSC 728 at paras. 57-58.

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