Our clients, who we will call the Smiths*, were befriended by a man we will call Sam*. Sam got involved deeply in the Smiths’ lives, seeking to help them in matters of business, real estate, and spiritual matters. Sam gained the Smiths’ trust to point where they considered him a close friend and confidante. The […]
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The client, who we will call Rosie*, suspected that her sister had been using a Power of Attorney to take money from her father’s account before he died. However, her sister was named as estate trustee under the Will and refused to provide any information. Rule 75.06 : Order to Compel InformationWe consulted with Rosie
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Commercial establishments in the business of serving alcohol must be aware of the legal responsibilities expected of them towards their patrons under the eyes of the law. For example, if a clearly drunken patron ends up leaving a bar after a wild night of binge drinking before getting into his/her car and attempting to drive
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Our client, who we will call Bob* owned a family cottage property with his Aunt, with two cottages being on the same piece of land. Both Bob and his aunt enjoyed each other’s company and shared expenses of the joint piece of land over the years. The Greedy SonEventually, Bob’s aunt started to get older
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