Will-substitutes are legal techniques that allow the disposition of property on death outside of the deceased's estate. Such techniques, by reducing the assets in the estate, have the potential to harm the interests of creditors of the estate. This paper aims to identify some of the ways in...

There is no direct duty owed by directors who are the human agents of corporations to creditors as this duty is owed to the corporation alone. The courts have recognized that a duty of care may be owed to creditors. However, the scope of this duty of care is limited due to the broad...