Szanati v Melnychuk, 2016 ONSC 1293 The evening of December 31, 2008, eight year old Maia Szanati was running in her home and fell headfirst into a table, dislodging her two front teeth. Maia was transported by ambulance to the Greater Niagara General Hospital (“GNGH”). She arrived at around 8:00pm….
Watts v Bowman, 2016 ONSC 3994 arose after the Defendant, Ms. Amanda Bowman, was involved in a motor vehicle accident with the Plaintiff, while driving her mother’s car. Liability and damages were not dispute. However, as the owner of a vehicle is liable for loss or damage sustained by any…
If you are planning on incorporating your business you will need to decide if you want to do so Federally or Provincially. There are few things to consider: If you incorporate your business federally you have the right to carry on business using your corporate name in any province in…
J.P. Zubec was on hand at the Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) Annual General Meeting to present the Kelly Santini student athlete bursary award to Peter Brown. Peter, a District B Official, is currently enrolled at Carleton University completing a double major in Global Politics and Economics. Kelly Santini is pleased…
Michael Leaver of Kelly Santini LLP advised Ottawa-based AirVM Inc. (“AirVM”) on the sale of its hosting business to TeraGo Networks Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TeraGo Inc. (TSX: TGO). AirVM delivers a complete cloud management platform that provides end-to-end business management for a large network of cloud service…
The City of Ottawa may be loosening the rules regarding “Coach Houses”, a type of secondary dwelling unit (SDU). Coach Houses are essentially small apartments or suites in the backyard of a home or along a laneway. Generally speaking, these types of SDUs are used to infill and support urban…
Today is the last day of articling for Jennifer Therrien and Kristina Kang. Tomorrow they will be called to the Bar of Ontario and will be joining the firm as associates. Kristina will be a member of the firm’s business law group with a practice covering real estate, estate planning…
Meghan O’Halloran, Madelaine Thurston, Kristina Kang, Jennifer Therrien and Kate Agyemang (with keynote speaker Candy Palmater) were on hand to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa at a gala last night. Since 1951, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa has been providing assistance to women…
