Disputes and Litigation

Re-Sealing Foreign Guardianship: Applying the Fisher Decision to Israeli Orders

In 2018, I wrote about resealing foreign guardianship. Not a lot has changed in this area, until the decision of Justice Mayers in Fisher v. Danilunas, 2025 ONSC 4359 came out in July 2025 (the “Fisher decision”). A lot has...

By Yasmin M. Vinograd lawyer at Merovitz Potechin LLP on Thursday March 26, 2026

Foreign Guardianship Orders in Ontario: Fisher v. Danilunas Changes the Landscape

In 2018, Yasmin Vinograd blogged about the practical difficulty faced by foreign-appointed guardians seeking access to Ontario assets belonging to an incapable person. The central obstacle was section 86 of Ontario’s Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 (“SDA”). This section permits Ontario...

By Keri Gillespie lawyer at Merovitz Potechin LLP on Wednesday March 18, 2026

Was Mom Thinking Clearly? Why Medical Experts Matter in Will Disputes

When a loved one passes away, few things are more painful than discovering their will isn’t what the family expected. Did Mom really want to leave everything to just one child? Was Dad thinking clearly when he signed that new...

By Yasmin M. Vinograd lawyer at Merovitz Potechin LLP on Tuesday July 22, 2025

How Much Will My Claim Cost?

Probably the most common criticism of lawyers is that we simply cost too much. So, when a prospective client is contemplating suing someone, or where they have just been sued, I'm always asked with a lot of hesitation - how...

By Ryan Bodnar lawyer at Merovitz Potechin LLP on Monday June 9, 2025

Bradshaw v. Hougassian et al.: Understanding Resulting Trusts and the Requirements of Section 13 of the Evidence Act in Estate Disputes

Introduction: Understanding Beneficial Ownership in Estate Disputes Property disputes, particularly within families, often bring forth the tension between beneficial ownership and legal ownership. Beneficial ownership arises when someone has a financial or equitable interest in a property despite not holding...

By Yasmin M. Vinograd lawyer at Merovitz Potechin LLP on Thursday January 2, 2025

Protective Orders Over Productions: A Review of Recent Caselaw

Presumptively, parties have the right to access each other’s non-privileged documents during the discovery stage of litigation. This presumption supports the fundamental idea that parties should provide each other with full disclosure of relevant documents as part of the litigation...

By Merovitz Potechin on Monday November 11, 2024