This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss Observations Pertaining to Estates and Trusts Law.

This week on Hull on Estates Craig Vander Zee and Chris Graham change the pace by recapping the OBA Trust and Estates Section, year end dinner that on June 1, 2010. Held in the distillery district, the evening was a tribute to those who had won awards and an opportunity to pay tribute to the Honourable Justice Cullity. 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 Paul Trudelle and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss a recent decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Honourable Justice Newbould. This decision deals with the issues of powers of attorney and the role of a solicitor in drafting the power of attorney and the obligations and duties that the solicitor may have due to others. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comments on out blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Kathryn Pilkington discuss the fairly controversial subject of assisted suicide and how it affects us from an estate standpoint. 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 David Smith revisit the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada and Pecore. This case considered the approach taken by Pecore. The following issues are examined: Applying the presumption of resulting trusts to various fact scenarios. Evidence required to rebut the presumption for different classes of asset. Types of corroboration permissible under the Evidence Act to rebut the presumption. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog. Christopher M.B. Graham – Click here for more information on Chris Graham. David M. Smith – Click here for more information on David Smith.

This week on Hull on Estate Rick Bickhram and Nadia M. Harasymowycz discuss proprietary estoppel, what it is and the three specific elements that are necessary to establish proprietary estoppel. 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, Sharon Davis and Craig Vander Zee discuss two rules which arise when a trustee mixes trust funds with personal assets and when a trustee mixes assets from one trust with one or more trusts. These rules are called the rule in Re Hallets’s Estate and the rule in Clayton’s Case. As discussed in the podcast, more information on these rules can be found in “The law of trusts: a Contextual Approach” By Mark R. Gillen and Faye Woodman. 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 Paul Trudelle and Natalia Angelini discuss their attendance at the Dinner with the Honorable Estates List Judges hosted by the OBA on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. If you have any comments, please email us at [email protected] or leave us a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and Paul Trudelle discuss bequests to minors and how a state trustee can deal with any issues that may arise. If you have any comments, email us at [email protected] or leave us a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Bianca La Neve and Craig Vander Zee continue their discussion on ways to protect a Trustee from liability, particularly discussing the removal and/or replacement of a Trustee.If you have any comments, please email us at [email protected] or leave us a comment on our blog.