When is a Matter Truly Urgent?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Courts have unfortunately, but necessarily, been impacted. As a result, the Courts have, at times, …
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Going Back to Court: Make Sure You Can Get In
Courts are reopening across the province. However, going to court will not be like it used to be. In order
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Latest Notice to the Profession – Highlights
As many are aware, the Superior Court of Justice has essentially shut down operations, subject to certain narrow exceptions, in
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Overturning a trustee’s discretionary decision – What is “bad faith”?
Yesterday I blogged about the limited circumstances in which the court will interfere with a trustee’s discretionary decisions while administering
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Small Claims Court Monetary Jurisdiction Increasing
The monetary jurisdiction of Ontario’s Small Claims Court is set to increase on January 1, 2020. The jurisdiction of the
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No Jail For Contempt of Order to Pass Accounts
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently set aside an order committing an estate trustee to 15 days in jail, to
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The Appointment of Section 3 Counsel: Kwok v Kwok
The Substitute Decisions Act (the “SDA”) was passed in 1992. It governs what happens when a person becomes incapable of
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Costs Against Attorney and Her Lawyer
In Baca v. Tiberi, the court awarded substantial costs as against an attorney for property/estate trustee for maladministration of her
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Intervention: Trying to Get In The Game
Sometimes, you are added as a party to a proceeding when you don’t really want to be. In other cases,
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Watch what you do, you may be held accountable
Noah Weisberg’s recent blog on the Court of Appeal decision in Dzelme v Dzelme, serves as a great reminder that
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