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The Supreme Court Redefines Summary Judgment Motions

February 26, 2014
Gillian Fournie

The New Test for Summary Judgment

Tax on Trust Distributions to Non-Residents: An Introduction

January 13, 2014
Andrea Tratnik

An overview of the taxation on distributions from a trust to non-residents.

Brent Kern Family Trust v. R - Summary and Commentary

December 13, 2013
Katie Ionson

A case comment on Brent Kern Family Trust v. R, which was released on October 17, 2013.

A Green Light for Summary Judgment: The Ontario Court of Appeal’s Decision in Orfus Estate

October 28, 2013
Benjamin D. Arkin

The Court of Appeal has given a further green light to the exercise of the Court’s expansive summary judgment powers to dispose of Will challenges where there are no genuine issues requiring a trial.

Testing the Boundaries of the Drafting Solicitor’s Duties

October 22, 2013
Raquel Kaplan Goldberg

In Vincent v. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, the Ontario Superior Court found that only a trial can determine whether a drafting solicitor owed a duty of care to a beneficiary under a will to ensure a correct valuation in the testator’s estate freeze.

Stevens v Fisher: Moral Obligations Warrant Separate Awards

October 09, 2013
Jaël Marques de Souza

The decision of Stevens v Fisher of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reviews the law of dependants' support in Ontario.

Phantom Income – It’s Not What It Appears To Be

October 09, 2013
Vincent J. De Angelis

You won’t find "phantom income" in the Income Tax Act. It is more of a legal term of art. I would hazard a guess that most practitioners do not consider this type of income when drafting trust documents.

Case Summary: McCain v. McCain

October 07, 2013
Justin de Vries

After nearly 30 years of marriage, Christine and Michael McCain, heir to the McCain foods fortune, separated.

A Summary of Oosterhoff’s Indemnity of Estate Trustees as Applied in Recent Cases

October 07, 2013
Heather Hogan

In a recent article published by The Advocates’ Quarterly, Professor Albert H. Oosterhoff provides an excellent analysis and critique of a selection of recent cases that turned on the issue of trustee indemnity.

Estate Planning: The Whole Nine Yards

October 07, 2013
Antonio Raviele

Seven out of 10 clients remark with the same sentiment when the issue of estate planning arises, specifically, “I don’t know where to start.”

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