Days before details of the estate of murdered billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman were to be made public, lawyers for the Sherman family say they will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to seal the files once again.Last week, in an action brought by the Star and one of its reporters, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the open court principle and ruled that the files should be made public. The files would have been public next Tuesday.Now that the Sherman family is seeking a hearing from Canada’s highest court, there will be at least a temporary seal on files that appear to contain at least one will, details on how much money and property is at stake, and who the beneficiaries are. Apotex founder Barry Sherman’s wealth has been estimated at $4.7 billion.In documents filed in court Wednesday, the Sherman family said all information related to the estate must be kept secret to “avoid irreparable harm to the Estate Trustees and the beneficiaries of the estates of Bernard and Honey Sherman, and in order to prevent a serious miscarriage of justice.”Barry and Honey Sherman, well known philanthropists, were found dead in their home on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Police said recently they have a “theory” of the case and an “idea of what happened,” but refuse to say if they have a suspect or suspects, and are still investigating.The court battle to learn details of the Sherman estate started in June 2018 when a Star reporter asked a clerk at a Toronto courthouse to see the Sherman estate filings. It was a routine request for what are normally public documents. As an example, just a few weeks before, the Star obtained the estate file on the late mayor Rob Ford. Read more:29 minutes inside Barry and Honey Sherman’s home: Who was the visitor?Barry and Honey Sherman murder case: Police have working theory and ‘an idea of what happened’Home where murder victims Honey and Barry Sherman were found is demolished The St ...
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