Publications

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, January 21, 2019 – Kelly Santini’s Shawn O’Connor brought a successful motion before the Ontario Superior Court to have a claim against a leasing company dismissed by summary judgment.  The plaintiff brought the claim after he was injured by a snapped cable on the used tow truck that he financed through a lease. Read More

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, November 26, 2018 – In Leigh v Clement, 2018 ONSC 4508 [Leigh] Justice Cornell reviewed under what circumstances an owner of a vehicle can be vicariously liable for an accident involving their vehicle under s. 192(2) of the Highway Traffic Act. In this case the driver who struck the plaintiff’s vehicle had taken his mother’s vehicle without her knowledge or consent. The mother...

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, October 22, 2018 – In our modern global economy where cross-border transactions are prevalent, Ontario courts have increasingly recognized other jurisdiction’s laws and decisions. Notwithstanding a greater recognition of foreign judgments, creditors continue to face legal and practical challenges in enforcing foreign judgements in Ontario. Enforcing Judgments from Other Provinces All Canadian provinces and territories, apart from Quebec, are...

Kelly Santini LLP, Northpoint Legal, Ontario, September 24, 2018 – Click here to watch the recording of the webinar. In October 2018, Canada will become only the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize recreational cannabis. This follows the 2001 legalization of medical cannabis. In this webinar, Tiffany Tsang from Lindsay LLP in Vancouver looks at how legal medical cannabis has impacted personal...