Yared v Karam: Equality in Family Patrimony Triumphs
In Yared v Karam, 2019 SCC 62 (Yared), the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “Court”) grappled with conflicting rights and obligations at the intersection of trusts and family patrimony...
Category: Wills, Estates, and Trusts
SCC Grants Leave to Appeal for Sealing Order in Sherman Estate
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently granted leave to appeal in the Sherman Estate’s legal battle to keep its probate application private. The appeal will provide the court with...
S.A. v Metro Vancouver Housing Corp : “Henson Trusts” in the Context of Rent Subsidies
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) addressed the issue of “Henson trusts” for the first time ever this January in S.A. v Metro Vancouver Housing Corp, 2019 SCC 4 [Metro Vancouver]....
Discord and the Sword: An Estate Dispute and Proprietary Estoppel in Cowper-Smith v Morgan
In Cowper-Smith v Morgan, 2017 SCC 61 [Cowper-Smith], the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”) brings back painful memories of first-year Contracts and attempts to clarify the complex equitable doctrine of...
