This week on Hull on Estates Diane Vieira and Bianca La Neve discuss some issues they've been encountering concerning court proceeding involving the Substitute Decisions Act and the Health Care Consent Act.
They talk about the need for a capacity assessment and who you go to for a capacity assessment, the issue of notice periods and the right of an incapable person in proceedings under the Substitute Decisions Act. 

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This week on Hull on Estates Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag discuss the legal and substantive role of the executor at the time of death. They focus on the question of who has right and control over the body and refer to the 2001 decision of Sopinka vs. Sopinka.

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This week on Hull on Estates Diane Vieira and Natalia Angelini discuss powers of attorney for personal care. They refer to a paper by Mark Handelman on the subject.
They point out that even though powers of attorney often garners less attention and is the subject of less disputes that it should still be carefully thought out.

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This week on Hull on Estates Rick Bickhram and Paul Trudelle discuss the amendments to the rules of civil procedure that have be set out by the government and come into effect on January 1, 2010.
The purpose of these amendments is to provide the civil justice system with a means of being more affordable and accessible.

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