Today’s blog was written by Aniket Bhatt, law student at Fasken LLP Court proceedings are presumptively open to the public. As a result, matters in a probate file are no exception. For example, obtaining a certificate of appointment of an estate trustee in Ontario is a public court proceeding. However, sealing orders are available in civil litigation cases to protect parties from harm or safeguard sensitive information. In these situations,….

Today’s blog deals with the transfer of the ownership and license of pleasure crafts to a named beneficiary in a Will. Before I get into the process of transferring the ownership and license of a pleasure craft registered in the Canadian Register of Vessels (Please note: not all pleasure crafts are required to be registered.), it is important to understand what the term “pleasure craft” means and the process to….