This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Mohena Singh discuss the recent Nova Scotia case, Estate of Fitzgerald v Fitzgerald, 2021 NSSC, which comments on the presumption of resulting trust and beneficiary designations. The history of this issue is briefly explored and Natalia and Mohena comment on what this means for individuals planning their estates moving forward.

In today's podcast, Doreen So and Tori Joseph discuss the costs decision in Rudin-Brown et al v. Brown, and whether this decision was fair and proportionate in light of the evidence.

This week, Jonathon Kappy and Fred Tonelli discuss the recent Teefy decision (Teefy Developments (Bathurst Glen) Limited v. Sun, 2021 ONCA 870 (CanLII)), which included a comment from Justice Nordheimer about the proper method of commissioning an Affidavit of a deponent who does not understand the language in which it is written. Jonathon and Fred go on to further discuss how a lawyer should conduct themselves in such a situation, using the guidance of Rule 4.06 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, dealing with Affidavits.

This week, Paul Trudelle and Sanaya Mistry discuss the different roles of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee and how they can help. For more information, please read Natalia Angelini's blog.

This week, Stuart Clark and Sydney Osmar discuss Kinnear v Kinnear, 2021 ONSC 6539, a recent decision out of the Superior Court of Justice where the Court refused to order the production of the Applicant's medical records in the context of a Will Challenge. Listen here to learn more.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Diana Betlej discuss Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick, 2021 SCC 31 (CanLII), and applying the new standard for limitation periods.

This week on Hull on Estates, Doreen So discuss and Fred Tonelli the recent decision of WORSOFF v. MTCC 1168, 2021 ONSC 6493 (CanLII) and its implications regarding the future of in-person litigation, in light of the legal profession's growing comfortability with remote work, as well as the positive effects remote litigation has had for the more effective administration of justice.

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Nick Esterbauer discuss the decision of Ryan v Ryan, 2021 NLSC 119, in which the basic principles behind unjust enrichment were applied to impress corporate shares with a constructive trust.

On today's podcast, Paul Trudelle and Juanita Valencia discuss the issue of when a person receiving funds becomes a trustee, as analyzed in Green Light Solutions Corp. v Baker 2021 BCCA 287.

On today's podcast, Stuart Clark and Rebecca Rauws discuss the limited grant under s. 29(3) of the Estates Act as a tool to consider when probate may be delayed, but there is an urgent need to deal with an estate asset. For more information, please check out Stuart's recent blog on this topic here.