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Peace of Mind: Certainty in Estate Planning

October 4, 2021 By Brian Babcock Sometimes a will leaves it unclear “what property is in the trust?” This is particularly important where your will creates a trust in favour of one person for life, with the remainder going to other persons. Ambiguity creates a variety of issues. One of these is illustrated in the […]

Home Field Advantage: Can you sue for that in Ontario?

October 4, 2021 By Brian Babcock Ontario courts are usually very liberal about questions of jurisdiction to sue in Ontario. The general test is that there must be a ‘real and substantial connection’ between Ontario and the claim against the defendants (the people being sued). Where the plaintiff (the person suing) and at least one […]