A lot has changed since 1997, the year Kelly Santini LLP and a group of other independent law firms with dedicated insurance defence practices joined together to form Risk Management Counsel of Canada (RMC). But the goals of RMC remain unchanged – to work together to provide Canadian and international…
Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver advised Ottawa-based Vocantas Inc. and Pronexus Inc. on their acquisition by Valsoft Corporation Inc. of Montreal. Vocantas is a leader in complex shift management, assisting in filling close to 5,000,000 shifts through its leading workforce communications platform. Pronexus is a long-standing technology provider of Interactive Voice…
Whether there is coverage for a loss depends on its cause: did the roof collapse because of snow or wind? Was the plaintiff injured because of the insured’s negligent driving or because of some other act? Insurers issue policies that set out the type of risk they are willing to…
In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and support of Indigenous communities, Kelly Santini will be participating in the federal statutory holiday and closing its doors September 30th. All members of the firm are encouraged to educate themselves on issues facing First Nations people, Metis peoples, and…
Key amendments to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) will come into force on July 5, 2021. Ontario government Bill 213, “Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020” (the “Bill”) received royal assent on December 8th, 2020. Notable changes to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “Act”) include; Removal of the…
Determining the value of the loss in a property insurance claim can be expensive and time consuming. Section 128 of the Insurance Act of Ontario provides for the resolution of disputes over the value of the loss through an appraisal process. This appraisal process can be an efficient and effective…
Hot off the press: In Malik v Nikbakht, 2021 ONCA 176, the Court of Appeal has resolved inconsistent lower court rulings by affirming a 2019 decision that Family Law Act claimants could not be added to an ongoing claim after the expiration of the two-year limitation period. Ontario’s Family Law…
Kelly Santini’s Andrew Godfrey acted as Canadian counsel to CorVista Health, Inc., a subsidiary of Toronto-based Analytics For Life Inc., on its recent $65M Class C equity raise. Mr. Godfrey led a team that also included Michael Leaver (securities law). The capital raise was led by US-based Ambix Life Science…