Kelly Santini’s Eric Appotive and Allison Russell successfully defended an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal in Furr v. Duhamel, 2019 ONCA 824. The Appellant was seeking to overturn the Judge’s decision in Furr v. Duhamel, 2018 ONSC 1780 with respect to the interpretation of a registered co-tenancy agreement governing…

Kelly Santini LLP is very pleased to announce that litigation lawyer Allison Russell became a Partner of the firm on January 1, 2020. Allison started as an articling student with Hamilton Appotive LLP and joined Kelly Santini LLP when the two firms merged in 2016. In her practice, Allison focusses…

On September 30, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Superior Court decision of Justice Ryan Bell in Mississippi River Power Corporation v. WSP Canada Inc., 2018 ONSC 6104.     This is an important case for owners, consultants and contractors because it means that a limitation of liability…

New Year, New Rules Changes to the Rules for Simplified Procedure in Ontario January 1, 2020, brought in changes to the rules governing Simplified Procedure under the Rules of Civil Procedure in Ontario. These changes will have an immediate impact on how insurers manage their files as they progress through…

An estate trustee is entitled to compensation for his/her endeavours in the administration of an estate. However, the quantum of compensation can result in litigation if the beneficiaries perceive the proposed amounts to be unreasonable. A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court provides guidance to estate trustees claiming compensation…

The Ontario Court of Appeal released a new decision in Tomec v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, which affirmed that the two-year limitation period in section 281.1(1) of the Insurance Act (the “Act”) and section 51(1) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (“SABS”) are subject to the rule of discoverability. Facts…

We are very pleased to welcome Michael Nehme to Kelly Santini LLP. Based in our west end office, Michael advises business owners on all aspects of their commercial real estate needs. He also advises on corporate/commercial law and acts for many individual home buyers and sellers on their residential real…

Real estate agents have a lot to manage when helping buyers and sellers with the biggest transactions of their lives.  While most sales go off without a hitch, some transactions can be problematic and result in long-term legal disputes and damage to the agent’s reputation.  In this two-part webinar, Kelly…