Hull on Estates

Hull on Estates is a series of podcasts for the Canadian legal community dealing with issues and insights surrounding estate planning in Canada. Hosted by the lawyers of Hull & Hull LLP, the podcasts will touch on some of the key considerations when planning wills and estates

Hull on Estates is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 749 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Hull on Estates, a business show with 749 episodes published.

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  Episode #750

  750 - The Presumption of Resulting Trust & Beneficiary Designations: Kunka Estate v. Giasson

  Aug 29, 202612 min

  In this, our 750th episode of Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Sofie Hector discuss Kunka Estate v. Giasson, 2026 ONSC 1842, a recent Ontario decision that provides important guidance on the application of the presumption of resulting trust to registered accounts with beneficiary designations. Join us as we unpack the Court's reasoning and the implications for estate planning and estate litigation practitioners.

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  Episode #749

  749 - Screening for Safety in Mediation: Guidance from the HELP-M Toolkit

  Aug 13, 20267 min

  This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Mark Debono discuss the HELP-M Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence and Power Imbalances in Mediative Approaches, some of its principles, and its application to mediation in estate litigation context. For more information, please refer to the Hull & Hull LLP blog post on this topic.

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  Episode #746

  746 - A New Tort, New Claims: The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and the SLRA

  Jun 30, 202612 min

  On this week's episode, Natalia Angelini and Jordyn Sanford examine Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia and the Supreme Court's recognition of the new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV). The discussion reviews the Court's three-part test and highlights the evidentiary and conceptual challenges associated with proving the third element, coercive control. The principal focus is on the decision's implications for estate litigation, including whether tort claims may be advanced alongside dependant support claims under the Succession Law Reform Act, the types of evidence required, the nature of damages available, and strategic considerations such as sequencing of remedies and the likely application of the limitation period under the Trustee Act.

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  Episode #745

  745 - When Does an Apparent Financial Interest in an Estate Give You Standing?

  Jun 15, 202617 min

  In this episode of Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Jordan Sarah Head discuss when an apparent financial interest is sufficient to confer standing in estate proceedings, focusing on Will challenges and passings of accounts. They discuss Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Witoszkin, 2024 ONSC 921, to consider whether "moral watchdogs" have any standing in estate litigation.

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  Episode #744

  744 - D.R. v. A.R. - Guardianship of Property and the Consideration of Less Restrictive Alternative

  May 29, 202612 min

  In this episode of Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Osama Saleemi discuss D.R. v. A.R., 2026 ONSC 796, a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressing guardianship of property under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, and when less restrictive options might be more appropriate. Case reference: D.R. v. A.R., 2026 ONSC 796 (CanLII),

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