Hull on Estates

In today's podcast, Jonathon Kappy and Garrett Horrocks review the interaction between no-contest clauses and applications to prove a will in solemn form as discussed by the Court of Appeal of Alberta in Mawhinney v Scobie. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Kira Domratchev discuss the decision of Kot v Kot, 2018 SKQB 338, and the evidence required to be demonstrated by the party challenging a Will. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Doreen So discuss the Residents' Bill of Rights within Ontario's Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Nick Esterbauer discuss S.A. v Metro Vancouver Housing Corp., in which the Supreme Court of Canada addresses Henson trusts for the very first time.

In today's podcast, Noah Weisberg and Rebecca Rauws discuss executor and trustee compensation, and particularly the circumstances in which a trustee may be able to claim a special fee. This topic was also discussed in a recent paper by Lisa Toner, "When Can a Trustee Claim, and Justify, a Special Fee?" Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

In today's podcast, Jonathon Kappy and Sayuri Kagami discuss the recent Court of Appeal decision in Styres v Martin, 2018 ONCA 956, where the Court ordered a new trial of the issues. The Appellant had suffered catastrophic brain injuries after a motorcycle accident and subsequently entered into a long-term relationship with the Respondent to whom he eventually transferred his home. On Appeal, the Court of Appeal examined some of the important issues that need to be examined in such a matter. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

In today's podcast, Paul and Garrett discuss the decision in Tiedemann v Tiedemann and revisit some legal principles from the Pecore decision that are often overlooked in light of the well-known analysis on the presumption of resulting trust.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Kira Domratchev discuss the decision in Shannon v Hrabovsky, 2018 ONSC 6593, and the question of a limitation period in a Will challenge.

Today on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Doreen So discuss the recent decision of Wall v. Shaw, 2018 ONCA 929, and its potential impact upon the availability of limitations defences in an Application to Pass Accounts. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Nick Esterbauer discuss the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Connolly v Connolly and PGT, and the importance of filing comprehensive management plans in support of applications for appointment of guardians of property.