Today on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Umair Abdul Qadir discuss the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s recent decision in Nguyen v Pham, 2015 ONSC 4548, where the two litigants sought orders removing each other as the estate trustee of the deceased’s estate. You can read more about this decision in David Freedman’s recent blog post.

Today on Hull on Estates, Noah Weisberg and David Morgan Smith discuss the recent English Court of Appeal decision of Ilott and Mitson which considers both estrangement and testamentary wishes in the context of dependant support and its application under Part V of the (Ontario) Succession Law Reform Act.

Today on Hull on Estates, Moira Visoiu and Doreen So discuss estate law issues that may arise through the use of artificial reproductive technologies and Ian Hull’s paper, “Fertility Law in the Context of Estates. Congratulations again to Sara Cohen for being recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential by Canadian Lawyer in respect of her work in Canadian fertility law.

Today on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Josh Eisen look at the concept of the lucid interval in the context of testamentary capacity and examine recent research that raises some doubts about whether a person can temporarily regain capacity after he/she has been impaired. 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 estate distributions on mistakes of fact and case law that recognizes the obligation of beneficiaries to repay distributions to an estate to cover unanticipated tax liabilities. Episode resource: CIBC Trust v. Bayly Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected], or leave a comment on our blog. Click here for more information on Natalia Angelini. Click here for more information on Nick Esterbauer.

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Noah Weisberg discuss the recent Regulations amending the Rules of Civil Procedure including amendments to mediation and updated court forms. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected], or leave a comment on our blog.

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Noah Weisberg discuss the recent Regulations amending the Rules of Civil Procedure including amendments to the authentication and confirmation of estate trustees, and passing of accounts.

Today on Hull on Estates, David M. Smith and Stuart Clark discuss the definition of “spouse” within the meaning of Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act, and the factors that the court will look to in determining whether two parties are common law spouses within the meaning of the Act, with particular attention paid to whether two parties must live under the same roof to be considered common law spouses.

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Doreen So discuss The Advocates Society’s Best Practices for Civil Trials and the resources on our new Hull & Hull website. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected], or leave a comment on our blog.

Today on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Noah Weisberg discuss the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Mroz v. Mroz, departing from the decision by the Superior Court of Justice, with respect to the application of Pecore in transfers of real property between a parent and their adult child.