By: Catherine Tian and Jeff Li Joint tenancy is a common form of co-ownership for family holdings and estate planning. The main benefit of a joint tenancy is the right of survivorship: when one joint tenant dies, his or her…
Category: Will and Estate
Ex Parte (Without Notice) Order (I) – What is it and how to obtain it
By Jeff Jiehui Li What is ex parte orders? Ex parte order is an order obtained from the court without notice to the other party or parties. An ex parte order can be issued on hearing a motion brought by a…
Will drafting and lawyers duties to client
[This is an excerpt of a Mondaq.com article; Author: Crista C. Osualdini] The Supreme Court of Canada has cautioned all counsel that, amongst other matters, we must be skillful and careful, advise our clients of all matters relevant to our retainer…
Canada lawyer put $1.7M in offshore tax havens
Source: CBC News A prominent Canadian lawyer, husband to a Liberal senator, moved nearly $2 million to secretive financial havens while he was locked in battle with the Canada Revenue Agency over his taxes, according to documents in a massive…
The art of negotiation
Most people know lawyers argue and fight in the court. Few people know, however, lawyers are negotiators who constantly try to make the deal outside the court. Think about that, in both family law and business law contexts, 90-95% of…
Administration bond: What is it and how to dispense with it
By Jeff Jiehui Li Pursuant to s. 35 of the Estates Act, an administration bond is generally required before a court can appoint a person to be the trustee of an estate. The bond is not required in certain situations,…