Hull on Estates

This week on hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Sarah Halsted discuss the Estate of W. J. Halliday, 2011. Specifically, they examine how it pertains to the Interpretation of Wills. If you have any questions or comments, send us an email at hull.lawyers@gmail.com or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, David M. Smith and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss the removal of an Estate Trustee. Specifically, they refer to the case Johnston v. Lanka.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Rick Bickhram discuss a recent audio webcast titled "Scanning and Paper Reduction in the Law Office 101." Specifically, they touch on how a law office can make the transition to becoming a paperless office.

This week on Hull on Estates and Succession Planning, Paul Trudelle and Sharon Davis give insight into 10 tips for successful lawyer-client communication.

This week on Hull on Estates and Succession Planning, Natalia Angelini and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss a recent Institute, Brave New World: Building a Thriving Trusts & Estates Practice in the 21st Century, which was held on Thursday February 3, 2011. There were variety of topics at the Institute, including: · Planning for Disabled Beneficiaries: How Recent Legislative Amendments have Changed Estat...

This week on Hull on Estates, Julia Evans and David Smith discuss how to address and minimize future conflict between a second spouse and children from the previous marriage. If you have any comments, send us an email at hull.lawyers@gmail.com or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rick Bickhram talk about a recent decision where the court awarded dependent support to two dependents of the deceased. For more information on the case discussed during this podcast the citation is Blair v. Cooke, 2011 ONSC 498.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Sharon Davis discuss filial responsibility or parental support. Specifically they talk about Sections 32 of the Family Law Act which discusses the obligation of a child to support a parent.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and Craig Vander Zee discuss the Hull and Hull LLP breakfast series that was held on January 13, 2010. This breakfast series was accredited by the Law Society for professionalism requirements and continuing professionalism.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and David Smith discuss the subset of a dependent support claim, which is a claim that is advanced by an estranged spouse. For more information on this topic, please see the article in the December issue of The Probater entitled “When is Dependant’s Support Paid to an Estranged Spouse?” by David Smith.

This week on Hull on Estates, Julia Evans and Craig Vander Zee discuss the upcoming New Year and what one can do in respect to estate plans, such as Wills and power of attorneys.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Rick Bickhram discuss a recent case out of the B.C. Supreme Court that applies the mutual Wills doctrine and discusses what Will be needed in order to find a mutual Wills agreement.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and Natalia Angelini discuss preparing for trial, specifically when doing a Will challenge. If you have any comments, send us an email at hull.lawyers@gmail.com or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Julia Evans discuss remedies for breach of fiduciary duty by attorneys for property acting on behalf of their incapable grantors.

This week on Hull on Estates and Succession Planning, Craig and Rick discuss upcoming Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs over the next few months. Specifically, they discuss the upcoming annual Estates and Trusts Summit on November 17 – 18, 2010.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Sharon Davis discuss two articles that discuss service via social media. The two articles they discuss are: · “Cyber-Service 'A New Frontier'” by Michael McKiernan. This article can be found in the October 25 edition of the Law Times. · “At Your Substituted Electronic Service” by Justice Cheryl Robertson and Alison McEwen. If you have any comments, s...

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Julia Evans discuss avoiding negligence claims in a Wills file, an issue that is top of mind for lawyers who draft Wills. Specifically, they chat about the landscape in this area and some things that may create problems.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss the recent quarterly Hull & Hull breakfast seminar. The topics discussed at the seminar include: • Family matters and their relation to estates, specifically separations and divorce. • The effect of handwritten changes on wills. • Suicide notes and the effect they may have on the distribution on an estate

Today on Hull on Estates, Kathryn Pilikington and Craig Vander Zee discuss recent cases dealing with trust law. They also discuss the Trust, Trustees and Trusteeships conference on October 1, 2010 put on by the Ontario Bar Association. Specifically, they discuss the topics that were presented at the conference. These topics are: The Drafting of Trusts Hilary E. Laidlaw, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (auth...

This week on Hull on Estates, David M. Smith and Rick Bickhram discuss a recent decision out of the Superior Court of Justice, as well a high-level overview of the proceedings in passing of accounts.

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.