When an Order is granted on consent in a proceeding, it is inherent that all of the parties have agreed to the Order, hence the obvious use of the word “consent”. Nevertheless, and however improbable it may seem, it is possible to appeal a Consent Order. The applicant in Behrisch…
Jonathon Vander Zee
Jonathon is a junior estates litigator at de VRIES LITIGATION LLP. He obtained his law degree from the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Jonathon’s time at law school in England was part of a double degree program in which he also earned a Bachelor of Arts specializing in Law and Society from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Jonathon joined de VRIES LITIGATION LLP in June 2022 as a summer student and returned to the firm as an articling student in August 2023. Jonathon was called to the bar in June 2024 and remained with the firm after his call as an associate.
In the recent case of Sassano v. Iozzo, 2024 ONSC 1517, the Court reviewed the applicable legal principles regarding passing over an estate trustee, and found that in the circumstances of the case, it was appropriate to pass over one of the named co-estate trustees. In this case, the applicant…
The Court in Gadula v Leroux, 2016 ONSC 6990 provided quite an interesting discussion regarding the entitlement of costs for all parties involved in a guardianship application and from where the costs were to be taken from. The issue of costs is unsurprisingly common in estate litigation and in litigation…
In Gilbert v. Girouard, 2023 ONSC 4445, a brother and sister brought a challenge to their father’s wills. The siblings alleged that their third sibling, who was named as estate trustee, exerted undue influence over their father. They also alleged that their father lacked testamentary capacity at the time of…