A Realistic View of Aging – Part 2
Today’s blog is Part 2 in my discussion of a New Yorker article by Arthur Krystal that seeks to present …
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A Realistic View of Aging – Part 1
In late 2019, an article in The New Yorker asked the question: “Why can’t we tell the truth about aging?”
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Pleadings Matter for Limitation Periods
Today’s blog is a continuation of yesterday’s discussion regarding the limitations analysis in Piekiut v. Romoli, 2019 ONSC 1190, 2020 ONCA 26.
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Adjournments in Estates Litigation
Estate litigation involves risk and reward, heartbreak and vindication. Costs and other consequences often flow from the strength of litigants’
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A Rose between Thorns: The Interpleader Motion
Occasionally in litigation, an innocent party will get caught in the crossfire between two litigants that have made competing claims
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Just sue me already – Notice of Contestation of Claim
What’s an Estate Trustee to do when faced with a situation in which an individual has threatened to bring a
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Instagram evidence key to claim against French rock star’s estate
A recent decision dealing with the estate of a French rock star highlights the potential relevance of social media evidence
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Legal Aid Funding and Access to Justice
Sydney Osmar‘s blog from yesterday covered the issue of the recent cuts to legal aid funding, which can only be
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Admissibility of Medical Records
Medical records are frequently key evidence in estate disputes. Often, a testamentary document or inter vivos transaction is challenged on
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Mediation or Arbitration – What’s the Difference?
In the estates regime, mediations occur regularly, particularly in Toronto, where mediations are a mandatory part of the litigation, in
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