Hull and Hull Named In Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Private Wealth Disputes Rankings
Hull & Hull LLP is proud to receive a coveted listing in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Private …
Will Validation to Cure Deficiencies in Will Executions and Witnessing
As our regular readers already know, at the beginning of last year, a will-validation provision was added to the Succession Law
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Are Creditors Permitted to Object to a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee with a Will?
To round off my previous post about creditors appearing to have a financial interest for the purposes of compelling an
When Can a Creditor Compel an Accounting and Disclosure of an Estate File?
In the case of Shanthakumar v. RBC et al. 2023 ONSC 2209, the Court discussed two important issues, among others,
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Utilizing the Inherent Jurisdiction of the Court to Order a Passing of Accounts
The law in Ontario is currently unclear as to whether a discretionary beneficiary of a trust can compel a trustee
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Hull on Estates Podcast 670 – Titan Submersible: Unlocking the Depths of Ontario’s Declarations of Death Act, 2002
This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Shawnee Matinnia dive into the depths of Ontario’s Declarations of Death Act, 2002, as they explore
On a Lawyer’s Duty to Their Client
The case of Capone v. Fotak, 2021 ONSC 7992, aff’d in 2022 ONCA 430, while taking place in the context
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Paw & Order: Canine Custody Unit
In Ontario, a recent case involving the death of a dog’s owner has taken the concept of estate disputes to
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New Associate
We are pleased to announce that James Macfarlane has joined our firm as an associate.
What Makes a Will the Last Will?
Every so often, a celebrity estate dispute shines the light of media attention on our area of law. Aretha Franklin
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