Hull on Estates

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Doreen So discuss the test for mutual wills in the decision of Rammage v. Estate of Roussel.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Nick Esterbauer discuss attorneyship planning options and the importance of full consideration of what may seem like basic options in protecting the interests of clients during periods of mental incapacity.

In today's podcast, Ian Hull and Rebecca Rauws discuss the availability of summary judgments, and their use in estate litigation, in the context of the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Aird & Berlis LLP v Oravital Inc., 2018 ONCA 164.

Today on Hull and Estates, Stuart Clark and Umair Abdul Qadir discuss the recent decision in Cohen v Cohen, 2018 ONSC 1613, in which the Honourable Justice Maranger discussed the Ontario Superior Court of Justice's jurisdiction to consolidate applications for equalization commenced pursuant to the Family Law Act with applications for dependant's relief under Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act. You can read more about the Cohen decision on our blog. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

In today's podcast, Noah Weisberg and Sayuri Kagami discuss the Alberta decision of Re Morrison Estate, 2015 ABQB 769, and the issue of who is responsible for the often hefty taxes payable on registered accounts of a deceased person: the beneficiary of the account or the deceased's Estate.

In today's podcast, Jonathon Kappy and Garrett Horrocks discuss the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Harvey v Talon International Inc., a case that clarified the importance of proper pleadings in real property claims.

Today on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Kira Domratchev discuss the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Levesque v Crampton Estate, 2017 ONCA 455, which dealt with the question of whether a crossclaim against the Estate of Father Dale Crampton was time-barred by s. 38 (3) of the Trustee Act.

In today's podcast, Natalia Angelini and Doreen So discuss the case of MacDonald v. Estate of James Pouliout, 2017 ONSC 3629, which was an interesting decision on constructive trusts, the limitation period applicable to dependants relief, and vesting pursuant to section 9 of Estate Administration Act. 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 Nick Esterbauer discuss the basics of the rule in Saunders v. Vautier and its expansive role in estate and trust proceedings Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog. Click here for more information on Stuart Clark. Click here for more information on Nick Esterbauer.

Today on Hull on Estates, Noah Weisberg and Rebecca Rauws discuss the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Cowper-Smith v Morgan , 2017 SCC 61, and the expanded scope of the doctrine of proprietary estoppel