The continuing multitude of disputes concerning joint accounts after Pecore and Madsen illustrate how difficult it is to align real life into the confines of legal principles. Legal concepts and rebuttable onuses are often not top of mind when parents organize their financial affairs. Formal documentation to support joint ownership with right of survivorship is ideal but as discussed in this article, even the most informal of notes may suffice.

A wide variety of topics were discussed at October's Brown Bag Lunch meeting, including whether an alternate trustee can renounce before he/she has been called upon to act, whether a separated or divorced spouse was entitled to collect pre-retirement benefit of which he/she was named as beneficiary, and whether law frims are continuing to store Wills and POAs for clients.

OBA Women Lawyers Forum member Daniella Murynka's op-ed on how prejudice played a part in the US presidential election.

This article provides an overview of some of the proposed changes to Ontario’s four land use plans, draws preliminary conclusions regarding the implementation challenges facing regional and local municipalities, and reviews the development industry’s shared concerns regarding these challenges.

A quarterly summary of awards and appointments, legislation and cases, and upcoming events. Please send any of the above that you would like announced, to Justine Johnston at justine.johnston@blakes.com

By midnight, it was apparent that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would not be making history. As I wondered what went wrong, I was reminded of Margaret Atwood’s remarks at LEAF's Annual Persons Day Breakfast Gala. Atwood opined that the U.S. had not seen misogyny like that on display during the 2016 election campaign since the Salem witch trials and observed that women’s rights are shallowly entrenched in our culture, and thus susceptible to restriction or even revocation.

Your narrative is the way you choose to tell your life’s story. It can be your thoughts or the way you tell your story to others. It is important to be mindful of your thoughts as they can become your truth. If you are wondering where to begin, the author gives you three steps to taking control of your narrative.

A recent call's personal experience and tips on how to attain a work-life balance.