Kelly Santini’s J.P. Zubec and Henry Bertoia achieved a successful result in a motion brought within a complicated estate dispute between step-siblings.    The case arose out of the following facts:  J.P. and Henry’s clients, Tracy and Virginia, were the children of a woman (Colleen) who left the vast majority of her estate to…

Kelly Santini’s Mitchell Kitagawa and Tor Potter recently achieved a successful result in a complicated insurance defence matter. Mitch and Tor represented a landlord that was being sued by a tenant who slipped and fell on ice at the front step of their row house. The lease stated that the tenant was responsible for…

Construction and commercial litigation lawyer Kara Takagi has been named one of Best lawyers ‘Ones to Watch’® for construction law in Canada. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Kara’s practice is focused on construction contracts, disputes, delays, liens,…

Kelly Santini’s J.P. Zubec recently achieved a successful result in a complicated estate litigation case. J.P.  represented a co-estate trustee who was being accused by another co-estate trustee of owing debts to the estate that totaled approximately $1M. The co-estate trustee making the accusations brought an Application to the Superior Court of…

One issue that construction clients often ask of their legal counsel is how to handle contractual notice requirements. For years, courts have grappled with the problem of how best to handle a party’s failure to comply with contractual notice requirements, and in particular whether a party’s failure to provide proper…

For many employees, vacation time is essential for maintaining a work-life balance to relax and spend time with their loved ones. As such, employees typically do not need to be forced into taking a vacation. However, there may be circumstances where an employer wants to mandate when employees take their…

In Osman v. Mohamed et al, 2023 ONSC 1677, Kelly Santini’s Makena Korte-Moore was successful in an Ontario Superior Court motion for dismissal for delay pursuant to Rule 24 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. The original claim against Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group was commenced in 2018,  following a single…

Congratulations to Mitch Kitagawa on his election as the Regional Bencher for East Region of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). The LSO governs Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals in the public interest by ensuring that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers and paralegals who meet high standards of…