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he recent case of Re Assaly deals with a unique intersection between estates and bankruptcy law and squarely addresses the law of assent. In this case, the estate trustee paid funds in trust to counsel for a bankrupt beneficiary and adult child of the deceased (the “Bankrupt”), on the condition that the Bankrupt would provide a letter of credit in favour of the estate before the funds could be released…..

I recently returned to Fasken after taking time off to raise my son.  When I started my leave in September, I was just shy of 16 years working at Fasken without any type of long term break.  To shift gears from going full steam to a much slower pace with a baby was, for me, challenging.  Don’t get me wrong, my time with my son was very rewarding, but I….

As we start summer and on this first Monday of July, I thought I would share a good news story.  There has been so much pain and suffering over the last while, that I think sometimes we need to hear more positive stories- of all types. This good news comes from CBC and it is a good old fashion love story- with a twist. It is a story about Charlie….