What is Title Insurance? Title insurance is a type of insurance policy that protects property owners and lenders from losses associated with title issues and other covered risks that exist at the time of your purchase but are unknown to you at that time. Title insurance allows purchasers to insure…
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Insurer Hit With $1.5M Punitive Damages Award
Baker v. Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ONCA 842 Insurers will want to take note that the ONCA recently upheld an award of $1.5 million in punitive damages and $ 40,000 for aggravated damages for the misconduct of the long-term disability insurer of the plaintiff. The jury…
Kelly Santini Welcomes Three New Partners
Kelly Santini LLP is very pleased to announce that Madelaine Thurston, Zachary Gaulin and Danesh Rana have joined the firm’s partnership. Danesh Rana is a member of the firm’s litigation group with a practice focused on employment, insurance and commercial disputes. His clients appreciate his forthright assessment of each matter,…
Two Big Changes To Residential Real Estate Sales Process in Ontario
The Ontario Trust in Real Estate Services Act (TRESA) represents a significant overhaul of real estate practices in Ontario. This legislation came into effect on December 1, 2023 and amends the previous Real Estate and Business Brokers Act (REBBA) and has two substantial implications for home buyers and sellers. #1…
Stephen Kelly Retires After 40 Year Career
“I have come to the office each day knowing that I will sharemy day with people who are not only excellent at what they do, but also incrediblycaring. I want you to know how truly fortunate I feel to have been a part of theKelly Santini family.” – Stephen Kelly…
Special Olympics Festival Breakfast Returns October 24th
The 17th Annual Festival Breakfast returns to the Shaw Centre on October 24th. Join us for an insprirational morning of Champions Celebrating Champions as we honour or local volunteers, coaches and Special Olympics atheletes. This year’s keynote address will be given by Stanley Cup Champion Michael “Krusher” Krushelnyski Michael “Krusher” Krushelnyski…
Court Orders Step-Siblings to Return Funds to Estate and Pay Costs
Kelly Santini’s J.P. Zubec and Henry Bertoia achieved a successful result in a motion brought within a complicated estate dispute between step-siblings. The case arose out of the following facts: J.P. and Henry’s clients, Tracy and Virginia, were the children of a woman (Colleen) who left the vast majority of her estate to…
Ice-ing on the Cake for Landlords in Slip & Fall Ruling
Kelly Santini’s Mitchell Kitagawa and Tor Potter recently achieved a successful result in a complicated insurance defence matter. Mitch and Tor represented a landlord that was being sued by a tenant who slipped and fell on ice at the front step of their row house. The lease stated that the tenant was responsible for…