Clare Burns top ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for sixth consecutive year
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partner Clare Burns, a highly experienced litigator and Co-Chair of the firm’s Wills, Trusts & Estates Practice Group, has been ranked for a sixth […]
Several WeirFoulds lawyers to serve on OBA Law Section executives for 2023-2024 term
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that several of our lawyers have been elected to the OBA’s Law Section executives for the 2023-2024 term. Philip Cho, Partner, has been elected to […]
WeirFoulds partner Hayley Peglar published in Cidel’s Trusts & Estates Blog
Partner Hayley Peglar was recently published in the April 2023 edition of Cidel’s monthly Trusts & Estates Blog, Wealth Matters – Our Insights, with an article titled “Incapacity Planning: Who […]
WeirFoulds lawyers published in Your Guide to Charitable Giving & Estate Planning Spring 2023 Edition
Partner Lucy Main and Associate Lori Isaj, members of WeirFoulds’ Wills, Trusts & Estates Practice Group, were recently published in the Spring 2023 edition of Your Guide to Charitable Giving […]
Partner Caroline Abela Speaks to News Talk 610 CKTB Radio and 1310News Ottawa about Predatory Marriages
To spread awareness of the growing problem of predatory marriages and aging Canadians, Caroline Abela spoke with Lee Sterry on News Talk 610 CKTB Radio, airing on March 3, and […]
The Supreme Court of Canada Overturns Prohibition on Physician-Assisted Suicide
Today the law criminalizing physician-assisted suicide was overturned in the landmark unanimous decision ofCarter v. Canada (Attorney General). The Supreme Court of Canada sent a strong message in support of the protection of Canadians’ right to life, liberty and security of the person (s. 7) pursuant to theCharter of Rights and Freedom.
Important Amendments to Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax Act
Back in 2012, we published an article forewarning about the proposed changes to the Estate Administration Tax Act in Bill 173 (Better Tomorrow for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2011). After […]
Tactical summons barrage leads to big indemnity
The case of Opara v. Opara [2014] O.J. No. 4555 provides an example of hotly contested estate litigation involving a disappointed family member who will take the matter to a […]
Preservation, Patience and Persistence: The Dilemmas of a Litigator in Estates
In Re Estate of Ireni Traitses,1 Justice David Brown raised the issue of a cost-effective procedure when dealing with a “one house will fight”. Quite often, the estate assets that […]
Budget 2014: Changes to the Taxation of Trusts and Estates
The Canadian Federal Budget was tabled on February 11, 2014 and contains several important changes to the taxation of trusts and estates. We were somewhat prepared for this as a […]
Cuthbertson v. Rasouli and its Implications for Substitute Decision-Makers
In a recent and much-anticipated judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada in Cuthbertson v.Rasouli confirmed that withdrawing or withholding life support constitutes treatment which, inturn, requires consent from a patient […]
Can You Believe It? The Role of Corroboration in Estates Litigation
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently admitted statements made by a deceased to family members prior to his death as evidence of his insurer’s mistaken cancellation of one of the […]
Prevent Estate Battles
No matter how well someone crafts her estate plan, ex-spouses, disgruntled business partners, estranged children and misguided family members can still challenge her wishes. Estate professionals must anticipate such backlash. […]
Retainers and Opening Files
The area of estates and trusts can present practitioners with unique problems, many of which can be avoided or mitigated by taking appropriate measures at the outset of the solicitor-client […]
To Be Or Not To Be? The Question of the Exclusion of Trust Property Upon Marriage Breakdown
Ludmer v Ludmer 2013 ONSC 784 is a case that dealt with, among other things, the exclusion of trust property in a net family property calculation upon a marriage breakdown. […]