A decision of Ontario’s highest court last month has provided significant rights to suppliers and subcontractors who find that their contractor has become insolvent after receiving payment from the owner but leaving the suppliers and sub-contractors unpaid. The court found that the trust provisions of the former Construction Lien Act…
In the province of Ontario, anyone injured in an automobile accident has two avenues for compensation: they can sue the “at-fault” driver in a civil tort action, or they can apply for Statutory Accident Benefits (“SABs”), which are the mandatory automobile insurance “no fault” benefits. While these two forms of…
We are very pleased to welcome William (Bill) Devonish to Kelly Santini. Bill is an experienced entertainment lawyer who has advised on dozens of TV series, documentaries and video games. He acts for writers, actors, musicians and producers on all aspects of publishing, producing and performing, content development and production…
Kelly Santini’s Shawn O’Connor brought a successful motion before the Ontario Superior Court to have a claim against a leasing company dismissed by summary judgment. The plaintiff brought the claim after he was injured by a snapped cable on the used tow truck that he financed through a lease. The…
We are pleased to announce that Michael Leaver became a Partner of the firm on January 1, 2019. Michael joined Kelly Santini LLP as an articling student in 2011. As a member of our business law team, Michael has quickly developed his reputation for M&A and corporate finance transactions. He…
The good news for those looking to open a cannabis retail store: The Ottawa City council has opted into the private cannabis licensing regime, which means Ottawa will see private cannabis retail stores opening. Or will it? This leads us to the bad news: As some of you already know,…
On December 4, 2018, London, UK based private equity firm, Elysian Capital LLC completed the purchase of Facilisgroup Canada Inc., based out of Ottawa, Ontario and Facilisgroup, LLP, based out of St. Louis, Missouri. Facilisgroup was advised in Canada by Kelly Santini LLP with a team lead by Andrew Godfrey…
Congratulations to Joshua Vickery on his appointment to the Board of Directors of the Ottawa School of Art (OSA). Entering its 140th year, the OSA aims to be the leading centre for visual arts education and creative expression in the Ottawa region and to be the major centre in Canada…
