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Featured in this episode of the Hull & Hull Debrief:
- David Smith examines recent Ontario power of attorney cases, focusing on how courts respond to conflicts of interest and misconduct by attorneys for property, including the scrutiny applied in Sullivan v. Culic et al. and the removal of an attorney in Public Guardian & Trustee v. Hara. READ NOW
- Geoffrey Sculthorpe analyzes the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Schickedanz v. Schickedanz, looking at how suspicious circumstances can undermine the validity of a handwritten codicil that departs sharply from a longstanding estate plan. READ NOW
- Next, Geoffrey Sculthorpe explores practical drafting strategies to “childproof” wills, emphasizing how clarity, solicitor file‑keeping, and unequal treatment issues are assessed by the courts, with guidance drawn from Dice v. Dice Estate and Gorgi v. Ihnatowych. READ NOW
- Ian Hull examines the evolving duty of technological competence for lawyers, tracing judicial commentary through Hryniak v. Mauldin, Worsoff v. MTCC 1168, and Ko v. Li, and considering how emerging tools like generative AI fit within professional obligations. READ NOW
Hull & Hull Debrief is a weekly roundtable discussing the law and updates published by Hull & Hull LLP. Published each Friday, a link to this discussion will be found in the e-mail provided to our subscribers, for a quick and easy update on issues concerning trusts, estates and capacity issues. If you have any questions or comments regarding the Hull & Hull Debrief please contact Doug Higgins, Hull & Hull LLP: dhiggins@hullandhull.com