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Featured in this episode of the Hull & Hull Debrief:
- Geoffrey Sculthorpe explores the function of testamentary capacity assessments, focusing on the distinction between informal legal assessments and statutory assessments, and the strategic risks and evidentiary limits attendant to capacity disputes. READ NOW
- Jordan Sarah Head analyzes whether punitive damages may be awarded from an Estate, examining the decision in Evans v. The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto et al., 2025 ONSC 5652 in which the Court ruled on the role of deterrence, where an alleged wrongdoer is deceased. READ NOW
- Ian Hull examines the evidentiary burden required to prove a trust over land through the decision of May v Alsousi et al., 2025 ONSC 795, highlighting how inadequate documentation can defeat both express trust and resulting trust claims. READ NOW
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