Fasken LLP

Today’s blog was written by guest blogger, Giancarlo Mignardi, Articling Student at Fasken LLP. The rule against remoteness of vesting, more frequently referred to as the rule against perpetuities, is often viewed as one of the most notoriously difficult legal rules to apply. Its application presents such a challenge that, in a 1961 case before the Supreme Court of California, it was ruled that it was not negligent for a….