by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 7, 2012 | Employment issues
Security in the workplace is important, as we expect those reading this blog will have sensitive information in their businesses that need protection. As you would protect your computers and servers with passwords, so you want to control entry to your place of...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 30, 2012 | Our Take on Things
The Law Society of Upper Canada, the governing body of lawyers in Ontario, is currently grappling with the issue of Articling. Articling is a “practicum” that lawyers, who have finished law school and the bar admission course, complete with a law firm before being...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 24, 2012 | Our Take on Things
With the increasing digitization of documentation and the proliferation of smartphones, we’re seeing an interesting trend in the apps marketplace – apps that allow users to digitally “sign” PDFs or other document types with their fingers. As a techie, I am impressed...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 17, 2012 | Our Take on Things
It’s funny how the same topic can raise its head in different ways on the same day. Today was that day for me with respect to Limitation Periods. I know, really? Limitation Periods are not that interesting at the best of times, let alone twice in one day. The...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 10, 2012 | Our Take on Things
There’s an interesting news item making its way around today about a lawsuit against the City of Toronto and councilor Adam Vaughan. The suit alleges, among other things (or “inter alia”, as they taught us in law school) that the City and the councilor went overboard...
