Employers: here are some changes to the Employment Standards Act you need to be aware of.

by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 16, 2014 | Our Take on Things

On October 29, 2014, Ontario Employers are required to provide three new types of leave to employees who qualify for those leaves. The leaves are: 1. Crime-Related Death or Disappearance Leave; 2. Critically Ill Child Care Leave; and, 3. Family Caregiver Leave. 1....

The New Code of Conduct for Lawyers

by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 9, 2014 | Our Take on Things

So, the public might imagine that the Law Society of Upper Canada’s release of new Rules of Conduct for lawyers next month is directly tied to the lawyer who was just caught, allegedly improperly disbursing trust money. The public would be wrong. Yesterday the...

Using a Lawyer is better than going it alone and there is science to prove it !

by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 2, 2014 | Our Take on Things

Here’s some interesting information on why having a lawyer advocate on your behalf is a good idea. A recent study came out in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies titled “Lawyer and Nonlawyer Susceptibility to Framing Effects in Out-of –Court Civil Litigation...

So you're starting Law School this week

by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 26, 2014 | Our Take on Things

Normally this Blog is about Business Law Topics, well, that and the occasional rant about something one of us in the firm is going on about and needs to share with the rest of the universe. This Blog, however, is addressed to those of you starting Law School this...

The expectation of privacy at work and in work emails

by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 19, 2014 | Our Take on Things

I read a column in the Globe & Mail this week called “Nine to Five”. An employee had written in complaining that her boss was in her office, looking through documents, though she had locked the door. The answers no doubt surprised the employee: the...