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- Clarification from the Québec Court of Appeal on Access to Testamentary Documents and Notarial Professional Secrecy
This blog has been written by Frédéric Barriault, counsel, at Fasken LLP The decisions in Bigras (Succession de Lefrançois) c. Faille‑Lefrançois (2025 QCCA 481) and Contant c. Rivet (2025 QCCA 831) provide important clarification of Québec law regarding access to testamentary documents and th … Read more »
- Getting Something Back from Charitable Giving
[caption id="attachment_22206" align="aligncenter" width="423"] Siemens MRI machine[/caption] The common law of charity defines a gift as property that is “freely given without considerationâ€�. That is, a transfer without any expectation of getting something back. It’s an ideal for giving, whic … Read more »
- Equity Over Formality: Oral Property Agreement Enforceable Despite Statute of Frauds
The recent Ontario decision in Jeffrey v. Jeffrey (2026 ONSC 1959) highlights the circumstances in which a court may enforce an oral agreement concerning property despite the requirements of the Statute of Frauds. The case involved elderly parents who transferred title to their Niagara-on-the-Lake h … Read more »
- Navigating Tax Dual-Residency: Treaty Tie-Breakers
Written by Eric Hendry, Associate, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP What happens when the domestic tax rules of two different countries look at the same person and both conclude that the individual is a tax resident? Navigating situations of “dual tax residencyâ€� is becoming increasingly common for estat … Read more »
- Insights on Consulting a Person with Significant Diminished Capacity – Part 2
Consulting a person who has significant diminished capacity can be very difficult for both the consultant and the individual. In Part One of this article, we explored a case in which a client with moderately severe dementia gave one answer to a simple question posed by a family member in the morning … Read more »