Today’s blog is written by Latoya Brown, Articling Student at Fasken LLP. The tragic death of soap opera actress of “Another World” Anne Heche, was an unexpected loss for her fans and family. She succumbed to her injuries on August 11, 2022, a week following a car accident that left…
Corina Weigl
Corina Weigl is a partner in the Trusts, Wills, Estates and Charities group at Fasken, a leading international law firm with over 650 lawyers and 9 offices worldwide that offers comprehensive estate planning, estate administration, personal tax planning, charitable giving and estate litigation services.
Email: cweigl@fasken.com
Today’s blog is written by Jessica J. Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. Italian cinema legend Gina Lollobrigida passed away at the age of 95 in January 2023. Known by fans as ‘La Lollo’, she starred in over 60 films which included the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sean Connery….
As the holidays approach, so too does December 31st or the end of a calendar year. This date can mean different things to different people. For those in the business of estate and tax planning, the spectre of December 31st often leads to calls from clients who are looking to:…
Hello fellow All About Estates Blog Readers – this is not necessarily going to be an overly long, or overly substantive blog. Rather, the purpose of this blog is to encourage our blog-readers to take fifteen minutes out of their undoubtedly busy days to read the article by Globe and…
Like the travel industry, the wedding industry is in full-steam for the summer of 2022. Two years of blissful couples-to-be not being able to host their dream event have led to a flurry of weddings this summer season. Besides the increased number of wedding invitations for the summer months, the…
It is no secret that there is a generational shift coming, both in wealth and the family businesses that often make up that wealth. I could cite many articles to support this statement. Leaving this fact aside, it is also no secret that no one has yet discovered the fountain…
Today’s Blog was co-written by Jessica Bulter, law clerk at Fasken LLP Holograph Wills have always been a tempting choice for some testators as the requirements are simply that it is written by the testator “wholly” in their own handwriting, signed by the testator at the end of the Will…
Today’s Blog was written by Emily Papsin, Articling Student at Fasken LLP Recently, the late James Brown’s estate was reported to have been finally settled after 14-year legal battle between his beneficiaries. The fallout from this serves as a reminder that the administration of an estate can have significant consequences,…
Today’s blog is being written by Jonathan M. Charron, senior associate at Fasken’s Montréal office. The tax rules applicable to charitable gifts on death have changed considerably since 2016. These new rules aim inter alia at providing more certainty as to the tax treatment of such gifts and more…
Today’s blog was written with the assistance of Mahsa Pezeshki, a law clerk at Fasken LLP On August 17th the Ontario government announced that the Ontario Business Registry (OBR) will be launched on October 19, 2021 and The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) will also be proclaimed into force…