JP Zubec was retained by a fifty percent owner of an Ottawa-based mid-sized company when the client’s relations with the only other owner of the company (and its founder) broke down. The founder’s actions included barring our client from the workplace. In an application before Ontario Superior Court of Justice,…

Currently, the only way to legally purchase recreational cannabis in Ontario is online, through the Ontario Cannabis Store. This is going to change in the coming months, as individuals, corporations, and partnerships will be able to apply for licences in order to operate private stores for the sale of cannabis…

Kelly Santini LLP has responded to the need for emergency funding for Pro Bono Ontario to avoid the impending closure of the Law Help Centres in Ottawa and Toronto, by donating $10,000.00 to the fundraising campaign.  The Law Help Centres provide services and advice to self-represented litigants, many of whom…

Kelly Santini’s Samantha Iturregui was successful in her motion for summary judgment dismissal of a professional negligence claim brought against an insurance brokerage. When a fire destroyed the property, the insurer denied coverage as the property had sat vacant  beyond the 30 day exclusion period. The Court agreed that the…

In response to the Pro Bono Ontario (“PBO”) that it will be closing its Law Help Centres in Toronto and Ottawa effective December 14, 2018, the lawyers of Kelly Santini LLP have written to the Minister of Justice of Canada, Attorney General of Ontario and the Tresurer of the Law Society of…

In our modern global economy where cross-border transactions are prevalent, Ontario courts have increasingly recognized other jurisdiction’s laws and decisions. Notwithstanding a greater recognition of foreign judgments, creditors continue to face legal and practical challenges in enforcing foreign judgements in Ontario. Enforcing Judgments from Other Provinces  All Canadian provinces and…

Tuesday, December 4th at 1pm EST Jennifer Therrien, along with USLAW Network colleagues from Parlee McLaws LLP in Edmonton and Therrien Couture LLP in Montreal, are presenting this webinar which will identify prominent cannabis-related issues and concerns for employers with Canadian workforces and provide practical advice to assist employers in preventing and…

In Leigh v Clement, 2018 ONSC 4508 [Leigh] Justice Cornell reviewed under what circumstances an owner of a vehicle can be vicariously liable for an accident involving their vehicle under s. 192(2) of the Highway Traffic Act. In this case the driver who struck the plaintiff’s vehicle had taken his…