Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, blogs, and video sites. We’re increasingly inter-connected through numerous social media platforms and are more instantly accessible than ever before. Of course, with the benefits of this comes misuse and even abuse, and I find myself implementing social media clauses in more and more of the…
So you just put in an offer on a new home and signed the Agreement of Purchase and Sale (“APS”). Now what? This article will give new home buyers a step-by-step overview of the process from the time they sign their APS to when they pick up their keys on…
A marriage contract is the Canadian name for what most people call a “pre-nuptial agreement” or “pre-nup”, which are popular American terms. A cohabitation agreement can be like a marriage contract in many respects, but it is between people in a relationship with no plans to marry or whose focus…
Kelly Santini LLP has joined forces with MoveSnap to offer all our residential real estate client complimentary access to a moving concierge. Make moving easy with our concierge service With just the click of a button, clients buying or selling a home will be able to transfer their utilities and…
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…
