Estates disputes do not always stay neatly within the boundaries of estates law. A dispute involving a power of attorney or the administration of an individual’s property can quickly give rise to other claims, including allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, or defamation. When that happens, what is the best way to move the Read More
de VRIES LITIGATION LLP is pleased to announce that Justin de Vries, principal of the firm and founder of the All About Estates blog, has partnered with Susan Hyatt, Chair and CEO, Co-founder of Silver Sherpa Inc., to co-host SMART AGEING, SMART ESTATES, a podcast published through All About Estates. Estate planning and elder care Read More
A recent Saskatchewan case highlights how will challenges vary by province to province as does the evidentiary threshold required under each jurisdiction. For example, in Saskatchewan, an applicant/challenger must go through two levels of hearings; a threshold Chambers hearing (a judge reviews the written record to determine if there is sufficient merit in the application Read More
An interesting feature of estate law is that it has the potential to overlap or interact with many other areas of the law. The recent Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) case of Miller Estate v. Arguelles (“Miller”) demonstrates the intersection of estate law with questions relating to landlord and tenants and specifically, issues respecting eviction. Read More
In April 2026, I wrote about the decision in Kunka Estate v. Giasson, which considered whether resulting trust principles apply to beneficiary designations on registered accounts such as TFSAs and RRIFs. Read More
