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In part one of our interview with wills and estates lawyer, Ziad Yehia, we discuss the specific considerations regarding the transfer of digital assets upon one’s death.

On this week's show, we’re speaking about wills and estates law with estates litigator, Ziad Yehia!

Topics: digital assets via testamentary transfer; estate trustees during litigation; succession planning and the law.

⚫  How do lawyers address the transfer of digital assets (e.g. social media accounts, crytocurrencies) after one's death? (6:10)
⚫  How do courts appoint an estate trustee while there is ongoing litigation amongst the relevant parties? (15:26)
⚫  What are some strategic considerations regarding succession planning? (27:39)
⚫  Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (35:58)
🔵  How has COVID-19 impacted the ways in which wills are executed? (36:37)
🔵  What are some ways in which drafting a will differs from drafting a conventional contract? (38:10)
🔵  What happens when other contractual documents intersect with the contents of a will? (39:50)
🔵  How early is too early to start thinking about preparing a will? (42:30)
🔵  What are some "client service" skills specific to the wills and estates process? (46:12)

In our latest bonus episode of Lawyered Unplugged, we're speaking with Avi Weiss about the lifestyle of the in-house counsel. Avi is an in-house counsel and is also the founder of Counselwell, a company dedicated to helping in-house lawyers develop their professional careers through the offering of helpful resources. He also has a prolific presence on LinkedIn and regularly posts engaging content for lawyers and non-lawyers as well.

In addition to tips for in-house counsel, this episode takes a deep-dive into personal branding, imposter syndrome and more!

NOTE: While the episode preview above is available for everyone, the full 1-hour version of this bonus episode is available exclusively for members of the Lawyered Patreon community. If you want to hear all of our bonus episodes (and unlock more bonus content), check out our Patreon page HERE!

In our Ask-Me-Anything segment with expropriation lawyer, Abbey Sinclair, we cover 4 questions from members of the Lawyered Patreon community:

🔵 What role does politics play in the expropriations landscape?
🔵 What are some non-legal considerations for landowners notified of proposed expropriations?
🔵 How has the provincial transit focus impacted the work of expropriation lawyers?
🔵 What are some of the exciting aspects of practicing as an expropriation lawyer?

In part three of our interview with expropriation lawyer, Abbey Sinclair,  we discuss the Shergar Court of Appeal decision which provides important guidance on the relationship between settlement offers and costs awards.

In part two of our interview with expropriation lawyer, Abbey Sinclair,  we discuss amendments from Bill 245 which adjust the structured negotiation process for the expropriations process.

In part one of our interview with expropriation lawyer, Abbey Sinclair, we discuss Ontario’s Transit-Oriented Community Development framework in which governments partner with landowners to create integrated projects to accelerate transit.

On this week's episode, we’re speaking about expropriation lawyer Abbey Sinclair about the laws involving development and government takings of private lands.

Topics: Ontario's Transit-Oriented development framework; changes to the structured negotiation process; and settlement offers versus costs awards.

⚫  How does the transit-oriented development concept work and what does it mean? (6:45)
⚫  How are the changes to the structured negotiation process impacting the way that lawyers and clients interact? (18:30)
⚫  What kinds of settlement offers 'count' when a court is assessing legal costs? (30:00)
⚫  Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (40:44)
🔵  What role does politics play in the expropriations landscape? (41:34)
🔵  What are some non-legal considerations for landowners notified of proposed expropriations? (43:17)
🔵  How has the provincial transit focus impacted the work of expropriation lawyers? (46:00)
🔵  What are some of the exciting aspects of practicing as an expropriation lawyer? (47:49)

In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, Michelle Alton answers workplace compensation law questions from members of the Lawyered Patreon community"

🔵  How does your role as tribunal counsel shape the way that you think about access-to-justice?
🔵  How can tribunals strike the balance between creating a user-centric process while also ensuring fairness for all parties?
🔵  How has COVID impacted the way that workplace compensation law and workplace safety operate?
🔵  What are some of the ways in which you foresee this area of law changing in the next few years?
🔵  Are virtual hearings here to stay?

In part three of our interview with workplace compensation lawyer, Michelle Alton, we discuss how a shifting legal view of chronic mental stress has been applied to the workplace.