Many congratulations to the organizers of this weekend’s Tyler Kerr Memorial Golf Tournament. Tyler was the stepson of our long-time legal assistant Angela Ouellet-Kerr. He died while playing for his Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association (RMMHA) midget hockey team at just 15 years of age. He was later diagnosed with…
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5 Signs The Time is Right to Incorporate Your Business
Related Articles Pros and cons of incorporating your business Understanding your liability when incorporating your business Incorporating with a numbered or named company When first going into business many sole proprietors and partnerships intentionally do not incorporate their business. This decision can be made for a variety of reasons including…
Does the Insurer have a Duty to Defend the Insured Based on the Policy’s Coverage?
Wal-Mart Canada Corp. v. Intact Insurance Company, 2016 ONSC 4971 In this case, Wal-Mart Canada Corp. (“Wal-Mart”) sought a declaration for defence and indemnification under a policy of insurance its maintenance subcontractor had with Intact Insurance Company (“Intact”). Walmart was a named insured under that policy. The tort action involved…
Insurers Must Provide Actual Reason(s) for Examinations Under Oath
This ruling was overturned on appealed – see ‘Compelling Attendance at an Examination Under Oath Requires Notice but not Reason‘ for full details. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. McKeown et al., 2016 ONSC 6017 This application, brought by the insurer, was a test case on the issue of whether…
Joint Retainers: When Multi-Parties Share the Same Lawyer
What exactly is a joint retainer and what are some of the pros and cons? When you select a lawyer, you are actually retaining the law firm and not exclusively the lawyer. At times, it makes sense for one or more unrelated parties to join forces and retain the same…
When to Incorporate Your Medical Practice
Regulated medical professionals in Ontario have had the option to incorporate their practices since 2001. This option can provide significant tax savings advantages to medical professionals, if their practice is generating revenue beyond what they require for day to day living expenses. In converse, if the revenue is only sufficient…
Kelly Santini Advises on $15M Mezzanine Financing
Kelly Santini LLP advises The Pythian Group Inc. in its $15 Million mezzanine financing with BDC Capital Inc. with a team led by Andrew Godfrey and including Michael Leaver and Kristina Kang. For more on the financing, please see the Ottawa Business Journal.
Ottawa spared 15% non-resident home buyer tax
One of the 16 points being introduced by the Ontario government is a 15% tax on non resident buyers aimed at curbing real estate speculation. A similar measure was introduced in British Columbia to deal with Vancouver’s housing boom. The important thing to remember though is that FOR RIGHT NOW…