About M. Jasmine Sweatman

Jasmine is a senior lawyer with over thirty years of experience advising and representing individuals, fiduciaries, professionals, and institutions on matters involving substitute decision-making, fiduciary responsibility, and estate and trust administration.

Following the sale of her former practice, Jasmine worked in a senior counsel role with Sabio LLP before starting an independent practice through Sweatman Law Professional Corporation.

Her work is defined by independence of judgment and a disciplined approach to legal risk. She is frequently consulted in circumstances where authority is unclear, responsibilities are contested, or decisions must be made carefully and defensibly.

Jasmine is actively involved in the development and oversight of substitute decision-making systems in Canada. She is associated with the Canadian Centre for Substitute Decision Making and is involved with the POARegistry.ca, reflecting a long-standing professional focus on fiduciary accountability, transparency, and practical governance.

Selected Experience

Jasmine has advised and represented clients in a wide range of complex matters involving fiduciary responsibility, substitute decision-making, and estate and trust administration. Her experience includes acting in circumstances where authority is unclear, interests are competing, or decisions must be made carefully and defensibly.

Selected experience includes:

Advising and representing substitute decision-makers and fiduciaries on the scope and exercise of authority under powers of attorney and guardianship arrangements

Representing parties in contested incapacity and guardianship proceedings

Advising and representing trustees and estate representatives on fiduciary obligations, standards of care, and accountability

Acting in the administration of complex estates and trusts, including matters involving oversight, interpretation, and procedural compliance

Representing clients in disputes involving authority, governance, or fiduciary responsibility, including matters requiring proportional and risk-aware responses

Contributing to the development and oversight of substitute decision-making frameworks and registries supporting fiduciary transparency and accountability

This experience spans advisory, procedural, and litigation contexts, with a consistent focus on clarity of authority, fiduciary accountability, and practical, defensible outcomes.