Wednesday, February 27, 2019 @ 8:10 AM
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - PartiesAppeal by the former wife of the deceased from refusal of variation of an order requiring prior leave to advance any claims against her former husband's estate, and from the order itself. ... [read more]
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 @ 3:17 PM
Estate planning for millennials: The importance of family law considerations
In my July 2018 article Estate planning for millennials: No time like the present, I discussed the importance of millennials and estate planning and the unintended consequences that can result from failing to have proper planning in place. ... [read more]
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 @ 11:11 AM
Multijurisdictional and separate situs estate planning: The details
Owning property in another jurisdiction often means more complexity, and those who do should have a co-ordinated and comprehensive estate plan to deal with their multijurisdictional lives in order to avoid often hidden pitfalls. ... [read more]
Friday, February 15, 2019 @ 10:40 AM
Statutory interpretation life and death issue in assistance in dying law
In law we often use phrases that, we hope, strike a balance between offering both guidance and flexibility. I imagine the conversations legislative drafters must have as they debate the interpretation of specific words, dancing the line between detailed legislation and constitutional infringement. ... [read more]
Friday, February 15, 2019 @ 8:43 AM
EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS - Actions byApplication by the administrator of Johnson’s estate for directions on the payment of legal fees following the settlement of the estate’s fatal accidents claim. ... [read more]
Thursday, February 14, 2019 @ 8:34 AM
Multijurisdictional and separate situs estate planning: Wills
Our clients are increasingly mobile and often have connections to multiple jurisdictions. ... [read more]
Friday, February 08, 2019 @ 9:19 AM
Alive and well: Construction Lien Act deemed trust after bankruptcy
A five-judge panel of the Court of Appeal for Ontario has upset long-standing conventional wisdom among bankruptcy and insolvency practitioners in Ontario about the fate of provincially created statutory trusts in bankruptcy. ... [read more]
Thursday, February 07, 2019 @ 12:37 PM
Aird & Berlis names three new partnersAird & Berlis LLP announced that Meghan Cowan, Marni Pernica and Vedran Simkic have become partners of the firm. ... [read more]
Thursday, February 07, 2019 @ 12:35 PM
Blaney McMurtry promotes four associates to partnerBlaney McMurtry LLP announced that four associates have become partners of the firm. ... [read more]
Thursday, February 07, 2019 @ 9:51 AM
Chief Justice Wagner improves public communication, brings new ideas, change to top court, CJC and NJI
Richard Wagner, Canada’s reform-minded top judge, has already overseen changes at the three major legal institutions he leads — the Supreme Court of Canada, the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC), and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) — and there are more changes to come, he advises in a wide-ranging exclusive interview. ... [read more]
