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Featured in this episode of the Hull & Hull Debrief:
- Jordan Sarah Head looks at the doctrine of ademption and how Re Hunter highlights the consequences that can arise when a specifically gifted asset no longer forms part of an estate at death. READ NOW
- Jordyn Sanford analyzes how Ontario v. Rothmans Inc. confirms that proportionality under the Rules of Civil Procedure is intended to streamline litigation procedures rather than expand them. READ NOW
- Suzana Popovic-Montag examines the estate planning steps required to withdraw consent for the posthumous use or retrieval of reproductive materials and to arrange for their disposal in accordance with the applicable legislative framework. READ NOW
- Next, Jordyn Sanford explores solicitor file ownership, looking at how CPC Networks Corp. v McDougall Gauley LLP, alongside Aggio v Rosenberg and Price v Lambrinos, reinforces that most contents of a client file belong to the client rather than the lawyer. READ NOW
- Ian Hull examines how Franklin Estate (Re) clarified that triggering a no-contest clause does not automatically result in disinheritance, with enforcement depending on whether the underlying proceeding was frivolous or vexatious under principles discussed in Adams v Adams and Re Williams. READ NOW
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