Breaking News > In a private international ruling which clarifies what constitutes submission to the jurisdiction of a foreign court under Quebec civil law, the Supreme Court of Canada has 8-1 dismissed the appeal of a Quebec businessman who challenged the Quebec courts’ recognition and enforcement of a Utah court default judgment requiring him to pay more than $1.2 million for breach for contract in that state: Barer v. Knight Brothers LLC, 2019 SCC 13. MORE TO COME

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Pitfalls of reducing probate fees with joint ownership

Thursday, March 16, 2017 @ 8:00 PM | By Mary Wahbi

Although probate of a deceased’s will isn’t mandatory, it is often required by financial institutions and government agencies as judicial confirmation that the will is valid and that the executor is...

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