Estate Trustees May Not Extort Releases From Beneficiaries
Sometimes a well-meaning (or not-so-well-meaning) estate trustee will try to circumvent the formal requirement of passing the estate's...
Acting In Own Interest Proves Costly for Estate Trustees
I have previously written that accepting the role of estate trustee can be more headache than honour. This is especially true when the...
You Snooze, You Might Lose Your Dependent's Claim
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision illustrates that if you delay in bringing a claim against an estate, asserting that you were a...
Is A Condo Board Discriminating By Scheduling An AGM or Special Meeting On A Religious Holiday?
For those of you who read my work on a regular basis, you have already guessed that the answer to the above question is: "it depends". ...
Is A Bad Employment Reference Defamation?
One of the worries of both former employer and former employee is what kind of reference is associated with the employment. The employee...
You Really Shouldn't Have! - Do You Have To Accept What Is Given in A Will?
What happens if you are named in a will as the recipient of something but you do not want it, or, you want someone else to receive it. ...