Estate Trustees

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Failure to Engage and a “Scorched Earth” Approach Leads to Near-Full Indemnity Costs

Failure to Engage and a “Scorched Earth” Approach Leads to Near-Full Indemnity Costs Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law, capacity law & wills
Drennan v. Drennan, 2024 ONSC 3905, is an instance of a rare and significant costs award that almost entirely compensated […]
Non-Parties are often brought into estate litigation when litigants seek information in the non-party’s control capacity law, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen & Estates Law
Bayliss v. Burnham, 2024 ONCA 464 (CanLII) Non-Parties such as financial institutions, corporations, or medical care providers are often […]
When is a claim discovered for the purposes of a Will Challenge? capacity law, estate planning, estates planning, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen & Estates Law
In Shannon v Hrabovsky, 2024 ONCA 120, the Court of Appeal upheld an important ruling about the discoverability principle as […]
Litigation Conduct and Costs Estates Law, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd & Lisbeth Hollaman
Litigants who seek to bring unnecessary and vexatious lawsuits, and who fail to concede obvious points, should be cautious – […]
Litigants who pursue frivolous and vexatious lawsuits should beware Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations & Estate Trustees
Litigants who pursue frivolous and vexatious lawsuits should beware: the Court has indicated that it can and will, in appropriate […]
Trustees meant well, but were penalized for failing in their fiduciary duty Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Settled Intention, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen & Estates Law
Benjamin Cochrane Trust (Re), 2023 ONCA 546, is a Court of Appeal decision that dealt with a passing of accounts […]