Contents Update: Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal

by | Feb 21, 2023 | Journals, Wills and Estates

Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal, Volume 42 Number 2

The latest edition of Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal has arrived and is now available for loan.

The February 2023 issue includes:

From the Law Reports:

Polly Storey, “Case Comment: Fuller v. Fuller” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 103.

Articles:

Mitchell McInnes, “Unjust Enrichment and Trusts: Restitution and Indemnification in Law and Equity” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 108.

Dr. Arlin Pachet, John E.S. Poyser & Ryan H.K. Gorlick, “The Impact of Alcohol on Testamentary Capacity (Installment One — The Legal Picture)” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 140.

Emily Clough & Polly Storey, “Adult Guardianship in British Columbia” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 177.

Erin Lafuente & Harkirat Teja, “Adult Guardianships and Trusteeships in Alberta” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 193.

Kimberly Visram, “Guardianships of Property and of the Person in Saskatchewan” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 204.

Anita Southall and David Thiessen, “Appointment of Guardians for Incapable Adults in Manitoba” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 212.

Christina Shum, “Guardianship of Property and of the Person in Ontario” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 221.

Christopher J. Marr, “Guardianship Appointments in New Brunswick” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 228.

Sarah M. Almon, “Adult Representation in Nova Scotia” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 234.

Barbara E. Smith, K.C. & Sean R. Seviour, “Guardianship for Property and of the Person in Prince Edward Island” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 242.

Paul Coxworthy, “Guardianship for Property and of the Person in Newfoundland and Labrador” (2023) 42:2 E.T.P.J. 249.

Interested in an electronic copy? Law Society members are welcome to email us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca for a PDF of the latest legal journal articles (subject to copyright regulations).

Supreme Court of Canada Notice

by | Feb 1, 2023 | Supreme Court of Canada

January 2023 – Electronic Filing Portal

The Supreme Court of Canada has developed an e-filing portal that will make it easier to file documents. The portal will be available on January 30, 2023 through a link on the Supreme Court of Canada website. 

The e-filing portal will be the primary method for filing the electronic version of a document, including documents that are required to be bound, notwithstanding Rule 19(1)(c).   The other provisions of Rule 19 continue to apply, including the requirement to file a print version of a document within five business days of the filing of the electronic version.

The portal cannot be used for the filing of sealed and confidential documents referred to in Rule 19.1.

If the portal cannot be used or if the person filing is unable to produce an electronic version of a document, instructions are available through the portal.

The Guidelines for Preparing Documents to be filed with the Supreme Court of Canada (Print and Electronic) have been updated.

The Notice to the Profession of August 2020 is no longer in effect.

For further information, please contact the Registry at 613-996-8666 or toll free at 1-844-365-9662, or by email at registry-greffe@scc-csc.ca.

Full notice and more information are available on the Supreme Court of Canada’s Website.

New KB Notice – Electronic Filing

by | Jan 25, 2023 | Court of King's Bench, Notices

January 24, 2023 – Notice – Electronic Filing

Effective immediately and until further notice, electronic filing (e-filing) for Receiver/Manager applications, applications filed under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), and plans of arrangement under The Corporations Act is not available due to technical difficulties. Documents must be submitted in hard copy format with the Court of King’s Bench Registry.

A subsequent notice will be issued advising when e-filing may resume.

All King’s Bench Notices and Practice Directions and available on the Manitoba Courts Website.

New Journals update

by | Jan 19, 2023 | Journals, Wills and Estates

The latest edition of Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal, Volume 42 Number 1,
has arrived and is now available for loan.

This month’s Articles

From the Law Reports

  • “Valuing Corporate-Owned Life Insurance For Estate Administration Tax Purposes” Barry S. Corbin
  • “Important Considerations on the Disinheritance of Children” Elisa Rabello and Broynn Rosser
  • “Case Comment – Pirani v. Pirani, the appeal decision” Roger Lee

Articles

  • “Rescission in Tax Law: Where are We Now?” Catherine Brown
  • “Conflicts When Acting for a Trustee and a Beneficiary” C.D. Freedman
  • “Recent Developments in Quebec on the Law Applicable to Will of Succession Substitutes” Jeffrey Talpis
  • “Protecting Beneficiaries From Protectors: How We Might Expect the Judiciary to Provide a Check on Donees with Powerful Powers” Baruch Wise

We can also email pdf copies of the latest articles for Law Society Members. For a copy of these or other legal journal articles email us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca.

Banking and Finance Law Review

  • “Allocating Liabilities in Open Banking in Canada” 39 B.F.L.R. 33 Scott Farrell
  • “Introduction to the Fourth Annual Special Issue on Fintech” 39 B.F.L.R. 1 Virginia Torrie, Ryan Clements, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez
  • “FinTech and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Building Financial Ecosystems for Resilience, Innovation and Sustainable Development” 39 B.F.L.R. 5 Douglas W. Arner, Ross P. Buckley, Dirk A. Zetzsche
  • “Using Distributed Ledger Technologies to Disintermediate International Bond Markets: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” 39 B.F.L.R. 61 Catarina Saramago
  • “How to Find Stolen Cryptocurrency: Litigation Tools Used by Insolvency Professionals in Dooga” 39 B.F.L.R. 135 Tamie Dolny, Simon Dugas
  • “The Merits of Token Capital Raises” 39 B.F.L.R. 125 Duncan Pardoe
  • “Fintech: Financial Inclusion or Exclusion?” 39 B.F.L.R. 93 Yoke Wang Tok, Dyna Heng
    • Book reviews
  • “Fintech Regulation in China: Principles, Policies and Practices, Robin Hui Huang (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021) 298pp. CA$ 39.95” 39 B.F.L.R. 149 Casey Watters
  • “Cryptocurrencies and Cryptoassets: Regulatory and Legal Issues, Andrew Haynes and Peter Yeoh (Informa Law from Routledge, 2020) 277 pp. US$35.20 (Paperback)/US$148.00 (Hardback)” 39 B.F.L.R. 153 Carol GoforthCryptocurrencies in Public and Private Law, Edited by David Fox and Sarah Green (Oxford University Press, 2019) 368pp. US$155.00 39 B.F.L.R. 145 Andrew Haynes