Hull on Estates

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Lisa Haseley discuss a recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court, Rosinski v British Columbia (Public Guardian and Trustee), 2016 BCSC 1204

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Rebecca Rauws discuss the purchase of estate assets by an estate trustee, and some steps that should be taken in the event of a purchase to ensure compliance with fiduciary obligations.

This week on Hull on Estates, Ian Hull and Doreen So discuss injunctive relief and certificate of pending litigation in the case of Jaworski Estate v. Ricci, 2016 ONSC 3369.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Noah Weisberg discuss the applicability of limitation periods to power of attorney accounting in the case of Armitage v The Salvation Army.

This week on Hull on Estates Paul Trudelle and Lisa Haseley discuss tolling of limitation periods and the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision Roulston v McKenny, 2017 ONCA 9

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Laura Betts discuss a recent decision of the Queen's Bench of Alberta, Matras Estate, 2016 ABQB 728

This week, in the 500th episode of Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Nick Esterbauer discuss the recent Court of Appeal decision of Granger v Granger and the law of unjust enrichment.

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Noah Weisberg discuss the top 5 blogs of 2016. Please find the links below: Are Embryos Entitled To An Inheritance? Is Discrimination A Restriction On Testamentary Freedom? Inter Vivos Transfers, Undue Influence and Independent Legal Advice Who Has The Authority To Make Funeral And Burial Arrangements Intestacy? Assisted Dying - Only The Beginning?

Today on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Umair Abdul Qadir discuss Lewicki Estate v Nytschyk Estate, 2016 ONSC 7459, a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in which the Court considered the enforceability of a settlement between a dependant and an Estate where the dependant died before the settlement was finalized. For more about the decision, please read Suzana Popovic-Montag's recent blog post.

Today on Hull on Estates, David M. Smith and Stuart Clark discuss limitation periods and Applications to Pass Accounts, and whether there could be a scenario whereby certain objections raised within an Application to Pass Accounts could be statute barred as a result of the expiry of any limitation period.