Hull on Estates

On today's podcast, Noah Weisberg and Rebecca Rauws discuss the recent decision of Re Vaudrey, 2019 ONSC 7551. In that case, the testator tried to disinherit one of his daughters, but failed to make provision in his Will for the disposition of the residue of his estate in the event that the residuary beneficiaries predeceased him (which they did). Without this, the residue of the testator's estate was distributed on an intestacy—entirely to the daughter that he had wished to disinherit.

In today's podcast, Jonathon Kappy and Sydney Osmar discuss the difference between strict compliance and substantial compliance regimes regarding the formality of Wills.

In today's podcast, Stuart Clark and Garrett Horrocks review some of the main procedural differences between the two primary types of legal proceeding in Ontario: the application, and the action.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia R. Angelini and Kira Domratchev discuss a recent decision on the retroactive effect of proof of death in Threlfall v Carleton University, 2019 SCC 50 that dealt with a pension case from Quebec. A helpful Canadian Lawyer magazine article by Elizabeth Raymer summarizing this decision can be found here.

This week on Hull on Estates, Noah Weisberg and Doreen So discuss a recent decision on oppression remedies in Corber v. Henry and how corporate issues may arise in estate matters.

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Nick Esterbauer discuss the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Rubner v Bistricer, and the law regarding informal trust arrangements.

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Nick Esterbauer discuss the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Rubner v Bistricer, and the law regarding informal trust arrangements.

On today's podcast, Paul Trudelle and Rebecca Rauws discuss the recent decision of Naismith v Clarke, 2019 ONSC 5280, and the minimal evidentiary threshold test for will challenges.

On today's podcast, Natalia Angelini and Rebecca Rauws discuss elder law issues, including the increasing prevalence of such issues in our practice, the different viewpoints on damages, and the need for more case law in this area.

In today's podcast, Noah Weisberg and Sydney Osmar discuss Webb v Belway, 2019 ONSC 4602, a recent case from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where the court had to consider whether a common law spouse's conduct towards the end of the deceased's life, which included misappropriating funds as attorney for property, should be taken into consideration in determining whether she is entitled to support. If you would like to read more about the case, see Natalia Angelini's recent blog here.