Article: Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Lawen Estate: Case Comment

Jane Thomson recently published an article entitled, Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Lawen Estate: Case Comment, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law ejournal (2021). Provided below is the abstract to the Article:

Case comment on Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Lawen Estate in which the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal overturned an application judge's finding that testamentary freedom was a right protected under s.7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Additionally, the Court casts doubt on whether anyone involved in the administration of an estate, or a beneficiary of one, could bring a Charter challenge to legislation interfering with testamentary autonomy, based on public interest standing.

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