Hull on Estates

About 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

Publisher

The Lawyers of Hull and Hull LLP

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2006

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 594 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   754 - Will Challenges 101

   In this episode of Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Jordan Sarah Head revisit the basic principles and pitfalls of will challenges. They discuss the common grounds on which courts may invalidate a will, including undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity, examine the practical realities and risks of will challenge litigation, and explore key considerations for beneficiaries, testators, and disappointed heirs.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   753 - How Not to Change a Will: Boyle v. Boyle

   In this episode of Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Filbert Yung discuss Boyle v. Boyle, 2026 ONSC 4919, a recent Ontario decision that discusses what happens when a testator starts changing his will with handwritten notes and markings. Join us as we unpack the court's reasoning on curative provisions for non-compliant testamentary writings and what this means for estate planning and administration practice.

3. 

   17 Sept 2026

   752 - Fraud and Fabricated Wills in Probate: Lessons for Estate Practitioners from R. v. Konashewych

   This week on Hull on Estates, Doreen So and Kagan Acar discuss R. v. Konashewych, 2026 ONCA 497, in which the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the fraud convictions of a police officer and an employee of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee who produced a fabricated will and pushed it through the probate process to transfer a vulnerable adult's estate to a fraudulent beneficiary. The episode explores how the fabricated will passed through probate on the strength of a third-party affidavit, why the Court held that fabrication could be proven without expert handwriting evidence, and the lessons the case offers for scrutinizing late-emerging wills.

Inside a recent episode

Hull on Estates Episode #310 – Guardianship and Capacity Issues

Published 14 Nov 2012 · Transcript excerpt

[…] For example, somebody who has a diagnosed illness, perhaps something like schizophrenia, where while on medication, their symptoms are controlled and they have capacity, but if they make a choice to stop taking their medication, it may get to the point where they don't have capacity and need assistance. And it's a fine line to walk from a guardianship perspective because the principles of guardianship are founded in the fact that the person needs to be incapable for somebody to be appointed. Right, and the tension, I guess, within the whole personal care regime is there's a presumption that people are capable. […]

Who has been a guest on Hull on Estates

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Grey Tiansheng Wen
• Jonathon Kappy
• Doug Higgins
• Nick Esterbauer
• Darien Murray

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

50

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