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Featured in this episode of the Hull & Hull Debrief:
- Geoffrey Sculthorpe explores how renewed lunar exploration and private space resource initiatives are raising novel estate planning questions, including how extraterrestrial property rights may be classified, owned, and ultimately inherited. READ NOW
- Jordan Sarah Head examines the estate planning advantages of alter ego trusts and identifies potential litigation risks, citing Mawdsley v Meshen, Slover v Rellinger, and Easingwood v Cockroft to show how disputes can arise. READ NOW
- Jordyn Sanford analyzes the new disclosure obligations under Rule 49.14 in estate litigation, with a focus on the unresolved uncertainty around whether Handley’s automatic stay continues to apply in passing of accounts proceedings. READ NOW
- Suzana Popovic‑Montag investigates when declarations of death can be set aside, tracing the Supreme Court’s reasoning from Threlfall v Carleton University through Riddle v Ivari, and clarifying the evidentiary standard required to rebut the presumption of death. 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