November 21, 2025
On Nov. 4, the federal government tabled the federal budget (Budget 2025), which includes several legislative proposals relevant to charities and not-for-profits (NFPs). Many of these proposals were contained in government releases throughout August 2024, December 2024, January 2025 and August 2025, though Budget 2025 did not explain any specifics of those proposals.
November 19, 2025
The Carney government’s 2025 legislative to-do list got longer with the rollout of its first budget implementation omnibus bill, which proposes dozens of tax and other statutory measures.
November 19, 2025
There are times in estate law when the courts have to step in because beneficiary designations for registered plans aren’t drafted or updated properly. My July 18 article touched on a few such cases. Case law suggests that revoking one’s beneficiary designations may also require court intervention if not properly considered by the drafting lawyer.
November 19, 2025
Cozen O’Connor LLP has welcomed Alexander J. Swabuk as estate and trust counsel in its Vancouver office.
November 18, 2025
I was an articling student and had my work cut out for me. I worked on a client file to prove adverse possession for a right of way across a house that had existed since the 50s but was being enforced by a neighbour. I brought all the files I had researched myself — surveys of the land, blueprints rolled up, ancient texts, photos I took of the property, transcripts of examinations.
November 17, 2025
Sheri L. Woods has been appointed a judge of the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in Prince Albert.
November 14, 2025
“Being good is easy — What is difficult is being just.” ~ Victor Hugo
November 13, 2025
The acronym “GRE” is well-known to trust and estate lawyers. However, while its descriptive meaning, graduated rate estate, may be well-known, its impact is perhaps less so.
November 13, 2025
Elder abuse is a critical and underreported public health crisis, significantly exacerbated by factors like social isolation, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 12, 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada is denying recent requests from six intervener attorneys general — as well as counsel for The Advocates’ Society and dozens of other intervener groups — to allow them to make their arguments in person in the upcoming historic Bill 21 appeal, Law360 Canada has learned.