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In Canada, if you die without a Will, you are considered to have died “intestate”. Simply put, this means that your provincial legislation decides how your assets will be divided – and not you…
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Whether you need to go through probate depends on the nature of the assets within an estate and not whether there was a will or not. The financial institutions may require that a will is probated before they can release the assets.
Ours is a small firm with mostly small clients. Battling, usually, against the big guys represented by the big firms. John Drayton has been a courtroom lawyer for over 30 years. Blake Tancock enters the courtroom with youthful enthusiasm.
There is the traditional approach to challenging a will in court—that the maker of the will was not in their right mind at the time, or that they were unduly influenced by some other person.
The Canadian courts recognize the importance of employment in the lives of Canadian citizens. This recognition by the courts puts an emphasis on the way an employee is terminated.
Under the Timber Harvesting Contract and Subcontract Regulation, contractors and subcontractors have certain rights and remedies. We are familiar with the Regulation, and have been involved in mediations and arbitrations under it.