Canadian estates law, case by case.
Hull on Estates is a lawyer-led briefing on wills, trusts, guardianships, and estate litigation in Canada. Recent episodes move from passings of accounts and capacity presumptions to DNA evidence in intestacy disputes and AI-generated fake authorities.
PRESS PLAY
Hull on Estates is a Canadian estates law podcast with a distinctly practitioner-facing rhythm. It speaks to the daily questions that arise around wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, attorneyships, and litigation. The format is conversational, but the substance is narrow and legal. Recent episodes often begin with a current case, a procedural change, or a problem that estate lawyers are likely to recognize from practice. Passings of accounts are treated not just as routine retrospective court approval, but as a process that may be used strategically in trusts, estates, guardianships, and attorneyships. Capacity is handled with similar care. An episode on Zheng v Zheng frames the presumption of mental capacity under the Substitute Decisions Act as both a starting point and a professional responsibility. The show is strongest when it turns abstract duties into file-level questions. What happens when someone claiming to be a power of attorney appears around a client? How should counsel think about a retainer when capacity concerns arise? How does intestate succession change when parentage is disputed and DNA evidence enters the picture? These are the kinds of problems the show favors. It also keeps an eye on broader system changes. A discussion of the final policy report on civil rules reform considers how major procedural change could alter estates proceedings. Other episodes examine fiduciary duty, estate trustee obligations, self-represented parties, and temporary leave from estate administration for health reasons. The series is not insulated from newer professional risks. Its episode on AI and fake authorities uses Ko v. Li to warn about process integrity when lawyers rely on generative tools. Event recap episodes, such as the Elder Law Day discussion, widen the lens to dispute resolution and collaborative law. The register is collegial and lightly informal, yet the intended listener is clearly inside or near the legal profession. It is not general inheritance advice. It is a steady field guide to Canadian estate practice as cases, rules, and professional habits keep changing.
Made for: Hull on Estates is for Canadian estate practitioners, litigators, planners, and legally trained listeners who want current practice issues without a classroom tone. It also suits professionals adjacent to elder law, guardianship, fiduciary administration, and estate disputes.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by treating estate law as active practice rather than abstract doctrine. It connects recent cases, statutory duties, procedural reform, and professional risk to the choices lawyers face on live files.
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
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A clear look at how Alberta estate courts are handling early challenges before litigation gets underway.
Hull on Estates offers a restrained look at how Canadian courts are approaching early estate challenges, using the Duhn matter to trace the path from lower court to appeal.
Careful law for digital public life.
Formal rooms, serious law, full arguments.
Christian legal thought with public stakes.
Hosts Doreen So and Jennifer Nguyen analyze the Alberta case Duhn Estate, where family members challenged pre-death transactions by an 84-year-old mother.
Jonathan Cappi and Osama Salimi discuss using passing of accounts creatively beyond its traditional retrospective role.
This episode explores how passing of accounts can be used creatively as a strategic tool beyond its traditional retrospective review function in estate planning and fiduciary administration.
This episode discusses client capacity concerns, the statutory presumption of mental capacity under Ontario's Substitute Decisions Act, and lessons from the case Zheng v Zheng for estate lawyers.
This episode discusses the final policy report proposing changes to civil procedure rules and their potential impact on estates proceedings in Canada.
This episode discusses how DNA testing is increasingly used to resolve parentage disputes in intestacy cases under Canadian succession law.
This episode discusses a legal case highlighting the dangers of AI hallucinations in legal practice, specifically how fake authorities and process integrity issues can arise when using AI tools in estate planning.
This episode discusses a recent Toronto Estates List court case where an estate trustee requested a temporary leave of absence from estate administration due to health reasons.
This episode discusses the Spisak v Spisak case, focusing on breach of fiduciary duty by an executor in estate administration and the obligations of estate trustees in Canadian law.
This episode discusses key takeaways from Elder Law Day 2024, focusing on topics like collaborative law in estate planning and insights from various legal practitioners.
This episode discusses a report from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on modernizing the justice system over the past five years, focusing on technological advancements and pandemic-driven changes.