Lucid Intervals
If a person has been found incapable of having the capacity to make a will, the law nonetheless recognizes that …
The Absentees Act: Administering the Assets of Missing Persons
Last week, the news of the location of two Alberta sisters who had been missing for more than thirty years
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Does Solicitor/Client Privilege Extend to Trustees and Beneficiaries?
Last week we considered the application of solicitor/client privilege to a deceased testator and their testamentary intentions. A further consideration
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Improving Access to Justice
This is my last blog of the week and I’m still banging on about access to justice. This is an
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Hull on Estates #508 – Duties Owed By Drafting Solicitors to Disappointed Beneficiaries
[powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/kirsten/HOE_508_Final.mp3″] This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Nick Esterbauer discuss the recent decision of the British
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Access to Justice and Litigation Culture
I’m blogging this week about a concern that we all have, increasing access to justice. About twenty years ago, the
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Fertility Law Considerations For Estate Lawyers
Introduction Technology now allows cryopreservation of sperm, ova and embryos, which can be used to conceive a child after the
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Insane Delusions
Last week we blogged about the relationship between age and capacity, citing the classic statement of the test for testamentary capacity
Access to Justice
Aside from the practice of law, I also teach at a law school. Lately, I have been doing a lot
How does Solicitor/Client Privilege Apply on the Death of a Testator?
What happens to communications between a solicitor and a testator once the testator passes away? Can privilege be waived in
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