This blog has been written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto The world is ever-changing. The UK non-domiciliary regime is ending, although with what appear to be potentially helpful tax measures available to new residents for a four-year period. Certain favourable golden visa programmes in European countries are…
Month: August 2024
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Litigation is not cheap. Some litigants have little choice but to fund the litigation through loans provided by litigation lending companies. While litigation loans may be more common in certain practice areas, such as personal injury, it is possible to obtain this type of loan for estate litigation. This is…
Cases of dementia are rising at an alarming rate, creating a public health crisis. At some point, most of us will either know someone living with dementia or someone who is caring for a person with the disease. As advisors, we must become proactive and purposeful by learning about dementia…
This blog was written by Pritika Deepak, Associate at Fasken. How often have you heard of people turning down gifts? It may happen on TV but does it happen in reality? Surprisingly, yes. Although uncommon, in an estates context, there may be situations where a beneficiary does not want their…
When I was in private practice, I almost applied for a Benjamin order on an estate file until I was saved by the Registrar’s record that the sole heir had in fact predeceased the deceased. The result was one that ended well since the sole niece who had spent a…
There have been a few news articles published in the past year highlighting a growing problem in Ontario – unclaimed bodies. According to a recent Toronto Star article, there were 1,183 unclaimed bodies in Ontario this year. A CBC article reporting on the same issue found that there has been…
This blog has been written by Karen La Caprara, Counsel at Fasken LLP When I speak with parents of young children who don’t have wills in place, the most common reason I hear for their delinquency is not that they’re too busy, that it’s too expensive or that they don’t…