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The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta recently released the decision of the Honourable Justice Sisson in Ryrie v. Ryrie, where an application had been made for Advice and Direction in interpreting a paragraph of the Testator's last Will dated May 25, 2011.

Marital homes are often purchased in the joint names of husbands and wives. It is also common that the husband would get a bank loan and mortgage the marital home as security.

Sarah Godfrey, associate at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that King Abdullah of Jordan's court battle with the trustees of a London estate for allegedly refusing to honour a 'gentlemen's agreement' is unlikely to be successful as gentlemen's agreements can not be enforced by our law.

In July, it was announced that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) would be re-investigating unregulated will writers over possible breaches of consumer law...

With social media now woven into the fabric of daily life, it's easy to get caught up in sharing personal moments on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok...

A complex Erb's palsy clinical negligence claim resulted in a £350,000 settlement for a client living with permanent brachial plexus injury from birth trauma. Despite previous solicitors closing the case and significant legal obstacles including denied liability and statute-barred maternal claims, meticulous case review and expert medical evidence secured life-changing compensation for lasting physical and psychological impacts.

On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari to review a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which held that a foreign issuer that has no involvement...

As reported in our September 23 Client Alert, the Supreme Court is set to hear argument on December 2 on the issue of whether likelihood of confusion findings by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) are entitled to preclusive effect in federal court and, if not, what level of deference, if any, such determinations should be accorded.

The Supreme Court recently accepted review of one of the most talked about privacy class action and consumer cases of the past year, Robins v. Spokeo, Inc.

Everybody hopes for a smooth closing. In many situations, the mechanics of closing may occur without issue, often just between lawyers and with little or no involvement from their clients.

A restraint order is a type of court order used in criminal investigations where the authorities believe that a person has benefited financially from criminal conduct. Its purpose is to freeze assets including bank accounts, property, vehicles or investments that the police believe may be connected to a criminal offence while an investigation takes place. The restraint order ensures that assets cannot be dissipated, moved, withdrawn or spent before the conclusion of criminal proceedings.

In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to put off important tasks, and writing a Will is often one of them.

A Non-Governmental Organization ("NGO") is a body or association of persons registered as "Incorporated Trustees" under Section 590 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20 Laws of the Federation 2010...

In two recent companion decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the importance of litigation privilege and solicitor-client privilege to the Canadian legal system.

Commendably enough, the position in these later decisions of the Court of Appeal appear to make passage for recovery of solicitor's fee.

Last month, in 644036 Alberta Ltd. v. Kay McVey Smith & Carlstrom LLP, 2018 ABCA 236 ("C.A. reasons"), the Court of Appeal of Alberta seemed to offer conflicting guidance...

Privilege in competition law in and within the EU has always been a complex matter, not least because the issue of defining how wide the scope of privilege is and to which document privilege attaches is in itself complex. In addition, a further layer of complexity is added by the different rules which apply to privilege at an EU level and at a national level for each of the 25 EU member states.