Our partner Holly LeValliant gave a talk on in terrorem clauses at the Six Minute Estate Lawyer event held by the Law Society on April 29th. In plain English, in terrorem clauses are stipulations in Wills that make bequests conditional upon the recipient not taking certain actions. They are most often used to prevent beneficiaries from challenging … Continued
Read MoreOur managing partner, Shael Eisen, spoke last Friday at the Northwind Professional Institute’s High Net Worth Forum held at Cambridge’s beautiful Langdon Hall. Participating as part of a panel of expert estate litigators, Shael shared some of his wisdom about issues facing lawyers and their clients in the field and entertained the crowd with some … Continued
Read MoreHolly LeValliant spoke at Osgoode Hall’s Powers of Attorney and Guardianship Program last week, an seminar in which estate law experts gave presentations as a continuing education opportunity for lawyers working in the field. Holly’s presentation focused on uncontested guardianships. In lay terms, this refers to the process by which an individual may apply to … Continued
Read MoreOur partner Holly LeValliant was featured as a speaker at the Ontario Bar Association’s Essential Evidence for Litigators event on April 5. The event was an opportunity for lawyers working in estate law to hear experts in the field speak about a variety of different issues. Holly’s presentation related to the admissibility of business records … Continued
Read MoreOur partner Holly LeValliant was interviewed in a recent issue of Law Times about a new court decision regarding the division of pre-retirement death benefits in Ontario. In its decision, the court ruled in favour of a disabled daughter receiving a split of her deceased father’s pre-retirement death benefit (which would have otherwise been payable … Continued
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