On June 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave to appeal a New Brunswick decision invalidating an NB man's gift to US-based National Alliance in his will on the basis the information the National Alliance disseminates and its purpose are against Canadian public policy. Courts rarely interfere with a person's freedom to choose to whom to gift her assets after her death on this basis – but there are limits to whom you leave your money as well as for what purpose. McInnes Cooper's Marc-Antoine Chiasson and Romain Viel represented the successful party in the application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, and Marc-Antoine represented her throughout her challenge of Mr. McCorkill's bequest.
Here's the impact the New Brunswick Court's decision might have on life insurance bequests.
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