Separating wheat from the chaff: an ode to page limits
How many pages are too many pages? In what circumstances will the Court of Appeal grant leave to a party …
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The Prince of Prussia’s Inheritance Claim
As readers of my blogs likely know by now, I love learning about restitution. I was thus quite intrigued to
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The Ontario Court of Appeal: Not All Roads Will Get You There
In June of this year, the Divisional Court of Ontario clarified that Section 10(1) of the Estates Act did not
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Hull on Estates #598 – How has COVID-19 Impacted the Execution of Wills?
On today’s podcast, Rebecca Rauws and Garrett Horrocks discuss the execution of Wills in the midst of COVID-19, and how
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Bitcoin Estate Planning Considerations 101
I tend to field a fair amount of questions regarding estate planning. Nowadays, as many of my friends have diversified
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Are Virtual Hearings the New Normal?
As the readers of our blogs are well aware, the new COVID-19 ‘normal’ has extended into the practice of estates
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Extending the Extensions: Virtual Signing of Wills in Ontario Extended to October 22, 2020
As my colleague Paul Trudelle wrote in July, “Under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act (“the Reopening Ontario Act”), Orders made
Is Occupation Rent Payable during Estate Litigation?
Occupation rent is an equitable remedy available in cases of unjust enrichment. It is a rebuttable presumption that one party
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Corporations and Estates – What happens when a Will gifts an asset that is actually corporately owned?
The use of privately held corporations to manage an individual’s assets or business interests seems to be an increasingly common
Application to Pass Accounts – Don’t forget about the Estates Act provisions
You would be forgiven for thinking that the entire process for an Application to Pass Accounts is set out in
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