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March 18, 2019

Contents Update – Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal

Volume 38 No.1 of the Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal has arrived in the library

Contents

From the Legislature

SDA Section 3 Survival Kit: an Invisible Plane, a Golden Lasso, and a Bat Phone by Wendy Griesdorf

Article

Resolving Grave Disputes by Jason Ward

If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba and would like to receive a copy of any of these articles, please contact us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca

December 19, 2018

Manitoba eLaw – New Edition – Property & Succession Update

November 2018 Issue No. 92 highlights:

Excessive Gifts Analysis Contextual: MBCA (Ball v. Sizeland et al, 2018 MBCA 85)
Time to Address the Substance of the Parker Lands Applications: MBQB (6165347 Manitoba Inc. et al v. The City of Winnipeg et al, 2018 MBQB 153)
Conditional Use Order intra vires the Municipality: MBQB (Anderson et al v. The Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne, 2018 MBQB 139)
Insufficient Reasons not a Stand-alone Ground for Setting Aside a Decision: MBQB (Canada v. The City of Winnipeg, 2018 MBQB 137)
Legislative Update
Property Registry Notice and DIrective (fee change)
Continuing Professional Development offered by both the Law Society of Manitoba and the MBA

The full edition of this update is available here.

September 12, 2018

Law in the Library

Law in the Library is a free program offered by the Winnipeg Public Library in conjunction with the Community Legal Education Association. This program offers free sessions on various areas of law, presented by professionals.

Registration through the Winnipeg Public Library is required.

The upcoming sessions are:

Small Business and the Law

Thursday, September 13: 6:30- 8 pm. Register

ABCs of First-Time Home Buying

Tuesday, October 2: 6:30-8 pm. Register

Wills

Monday, October 15: 6:30 – 8pm. Register

Criminal Law: What are Your Rights?

Tuesday, October 30: 12 – 1 pm. Register

Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney

Thursday, November 1: 6:30-8 pm. Register

How to Start a Business

Monday, November 5: 5:30-7:30 pm. Register

September 11, 2018

Contents Update – Estates, Trusts, & Pensions Journal

Volume 37, No. 4 of the Estates, Trusts, & Pensions Journal has just arrived.

Contents

From the Law Reports

Be Careful What You Promise: Proprietary Estoppel in Cowper-Smith v. Morgan by Rachael Kwan and Jason M. Chin
Till Death Do Us Part, or Does It? When Spousal Support Obligations Extend Beyond the Grave by Kimberly D. Visram

Articles

Halachic Estate Planning – Tax and Litigation Risks by Charles B. Wagner, David Wagner and David Posner
When in Doubt, Refer Them Out: When is Independent Legal Advice Desirable in Estate and Tax-Planning Transactions? by Karon C. Bales
The Impact of Illegal Behaviour on Resulting Trusts: Reforming the Reliance Principle in Canada by Calvin Hancock

Practice Note

Charitable Remainder Trusts – An Update by M. Elena Hoffstein

Book Review

Rationalising Constructive Trusts / Ying Khai Liew by Tim Youdan

If you would like to receive a copy of any of these articles, please contact us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca

July 26, 2018

Manitoba eLaw – New Edition – Property and Succession

Update 91 – July 2018 has just been published. Contents include:

Case Law Updates:

Mental Incompetence Not a Prerequisite to an Accounting: MBCA
Mortgagor’s Equitable Right to Redeem Protected From Mischief
Sisters Prevail in Family Farm Dispute: MBCA
Right to Veto Homestead Disposition Dies With Non-Owning Spouse: MBQB
Section 25.2 Applies to Both Specific and Residuary Gifts: MBQB

Practice Notices:

Property Registry Updates

Commentary:

Manitoba Law Reform Commission Reports
Recommended Reading

Professional Development:

Summer CPD Replays: LSM