This week on Hull on Estates, Rick Bickhram and David Smith discuss forensic document examination and how it applies to the rules of evidence.

This week on Hull on Estates, Sharon Davis and Natalia Angelini discuss a recent requirement put into place by The Law Society of Upper Canada. On January 1, 2011 lawyers and paralegals will be required to put in 12 hours of continuing professionalism each year. Specifically, there will be three hours delegated to topics relating to ethics, professionalism and practice management.

This week on Hull on Estates, David and Nadia discuss issues that arise surrounding the designation of beneficiaries under the Insurance Act and how they interact with provisions in testamentary documents. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Kathryn Pilkington and Paul Trudelle discuss an article written by Clare Burns, with assistance from Anastasija Sumakova, entitled "Mission Impossible: Estate Planning and Assisted Human Reproduction", and the numerous estate planning issues that arise from assisted human reproduction.

This week on Hull on Estates, Suzana Popovic-Montag and Ian Hull discuss how estates are distributed and what the priorities in estate distribution are. If you have any comments, send us an email at hull.laywers@gmail or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates Paul Trudelle and Rick Bickhram discuss the case of Morgan (Estate) v. Morgan out of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. The issues examined are timing, fulfillment of conditions under court orders and how this case is relevant to others in similar situations.

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Rick Bickhram discuss rules 40 through 45 of the rules of Civil Procedures, which deal with the preservation of rights in pending litigation and the nature of these remedies in the estates context. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates Chris Graham and Natalia Angelini discuss how to pursue recovery when one thinks that a trustee or fiduciary has absconded with funds. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Craig Vander Zee and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss orders giving directions in the context of a will challenge. A will challenge offers an opportunity at the beginning of a case to assemble the evidence and consider how it will be dealt with going forward. Things to consider include: · Is mediation required? · What evidence is known? · What evidence needs to be obtained? · How is that all going to happen? There are also factors to be considered at the beginning such as projected costs and the value of the estate either known to be or thought to be.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rick Bickhram discuss the Intensive Wills and Estates Workshop that recently took place at Osgoode Hall Law School. The three day workshop covered an array of will and estates matters, including questions asked during an initial meeting to gather necessary information to start preparing a will. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.