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Remembering David Charles (1950-2016)

May 2016

On May 7th, Kelly Santini lost a dear friend, mentor and partner. David Charles was a stalwart of Ottawa’s legal community for forty years and we were honoured to have him as our partner. His skills as a lawyer, warmth and wonderful sense of humour will be greatly missed by…

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Kelly Santini in Assent Compliance’s Corner for $20M VC Funding

Kelly Santini LLP’s Bob Ford and Michael Leaver (with support from articling student Kristina Kangi) advised Assent Compliance on its recent $20M venture capital funding. The Ottawa-based technology company provides compliance software and data management solutions to leading clients, including S&P 500 companies. For more information on the deal, please…

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Unusually High Sensitivity Leads to Dismissal of Nuisance Claim

Stephen Appotive and Crystal Schulz successfully represented the defendants in Powell v Dowsley 2016 ONSC 1951 when the plaintiffs sued for damages of $350,000 for loss of enjoyment from the property. The defendants had installed an outdoor wood burning furnace to heat their home. The plaintiffs claimed that smoke from…

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RISK Case Law Updates

Sufficient Knowledge of Facts Enough to Start Limitation Period

Brown v. Wahl, 2015 ONCA 778 This is an appeal from the summary judgment granted by a motion judge dismissing the appellant’s negligence action against the respondents on the basis that it was statute-barred by operation of the 2-year limitation period established by s.4 of the Limitations Act¸ 2002, S.)….

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Estate Freezes, Capital Gains and Business Shares

When first creating a corporation, it is common place to implement a simple share structure with only one class of shares called “common shares”.  The value of the common shares will grow as the company grows in value – this is an important aspect to remember to properly time an…

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