Imagine discovering that the previous owner of the house you purchased had illegally removed a retaining wall and the municipality was demanding you bring the structure back up to the building code at your cost. Now imagine that the courts have ruled your title insurance policy on the property is…
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2015 Insurance Case Law Round Up (webinar)
It has been another busy year in the Ontario courts for the insurance industry. In this insurance law webinar, Mitch Kitagawa updates participants on decisions from 2015 which will touch upon how files are handled in the future. Watch the Webinar Cases covered include: Green may not always mean “go”…
A guide to our services and fees when you are purchasing a house
For any home buyer, especially if you are buying your first home, the process can be daunting and full of surprises. The better informed you are the easier and less stressful the process will be. Your lawyer is in your corner helping you and keeping you informed throughout the process….
A guide to our services and fees when selling your house
When selling your home, there are a number of issues which we will address for you in order to ensure a smooth transfer of your property to the purchaser. These tasks carried out by your Kelly Santini LLP solicitor include: Review and complete the draft deed which formally transfers the…
Cloud Management Provider AirVM Raises $8M
Kelly Santini’s Bob Ford and Michael Leaver advised AirVM on its recent $8M Series A funding from RHO Canada, Build Ventures and Wesley Clover. For more information on the transaction, please see coverage in the Ottawa Business Journal.
Kelly Santini LLP Advises on $12.5M Financing for CENX
Kelly Santini’s Bob Ford and Michael Leaver advised BDC Capital and Mistral Venture Partners on their investment in the $12.5M Series D financing of CENX. CENX is an Ottawa-based new-generation Service Orchestration Solutions software company. For more information on the transaction, please see the coverage in the Ottawa Business Journal.
Latent Defects Present Potential Problems for Home Buyers and Sellers
A recent Court battle between a buyer and a seller of a residential property over flood damage has highlighted the need for better clarity in Ontario’s new Seller Property Information Sheet (SPIS). The case also serves as a reminder of the duty of the seller to disclose any latent defect…
Is it Discrimination to Pay Bilingual Employees More?
Is it a prohibited form of discrimination to pay a higher salary to employees who can speak both English and French than to those who can speak only English? In Arnold v. Stream Global Services, 2010 HRTO 424 (CanLII), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario said “non”, deciding that paying…
