March 21, 2018

Interlocutory Injunctions

The test for securing an interlocutory injunction was set out in RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 1994 CanLII 117 (SCC), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311 as follows: Is there a […]
March 19, 2018

What is the difference between “joint tenants” and “tenants in common”?

Co-owners of real property (houses, apartments, etc.) and certain types of personal property (for example, bank accounts) can own such property as either joint tenants or tenants in common. To […]
March 16, 2018

Handling a Possible Breach of Fiduciary Duty

By law, an executor owes each beneficiary of a will a fiduciary duty. An executor should never willfully take action that is contrary to the instructions given in the will, […]