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Michael Abrams Receives “Real Estate Instructor’ Designation

March 2017

Congratulations to Michael Abrams on his well-earned designation as a Real Estate Instructor (REI) by the Ontario Real Estate Association.  Michael has thousands of real estate transactions and hundreds of hours of experience delivering lectures on real estate law under his belt.  With his Ontario REI designation, more and more…

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Lawrence Silber Re-Elected as a Trustee of the CCLA

March 2017

Congratulation to Lawrence Silber on his re-election as a Trustee for the County of Carleton Law Association.  This is Lawrence’s third term as a Trustee.  The CCLA is the second largest law association in Ontario and provides advocacy, legal education, research and guidance to members of the legal community.

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Minor Beneficiaries, Consents, and Conflicts of Interest

If you are the applicant for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee (CAET) you may be required to obtain a consent from a minor beneficiary to your proposed appointment as Estate Trustee. Most often these kinds of consents are required when the deceased passed away without a will. The…

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RISK Case Law Updates

WSIAT ruling preserves contractual rights of action

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act contains restriction on the right to sue for workplace injuries. These rights depend on whether the injured worker and the defendant are in the same schedule as set out in the act. A worker in a Schedule One industry cannot sue any other Schedule…

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Lisa Langevin Business Woman of the Year Finalist

March 2017

Congratulation to Lisa Langevin who has been named as one of three finalists for the Business Woman of the Year in the professional category.  Lisa joined Kelly Santini LLP as an articling student in 2001 and became a full partner in the firm earlier this year. She is a bilingual…

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Do-It-Yourself Domestic Contracts: It’s Just Not Worth It

In recent years, more and more people have begun living together without marrying.  In Ontario, property entitlements automatically arise when two people marry.  Without a domestic contract (cohabitation agreement or marriage contract), this necessitates the valuation and division of assets on separation or the death of a spouse.  Common law…

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