by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 24, 2012 | Our Take on Things
This week The Honourable Mr. Justice Corbett made a “landmark” ruling. Sadly, the ruling was to allocate two parking spots to defence laywers in a murder trial who otherwise would not be able to find parking at the Brampton Courthouse. The general public...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 17, 2012 | Our Take on Things
What a week it has been for Twitter in the Canadian Legal World – the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada weighed in on tweeting from the Court Room and Vik Toews’ divorce pleadings began trending on twitter. The most interesting part of the divorce pleadings...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 8, 2012 | Our Take on Things
In the general estate advice we give to business owners, multiple Wills are almost always brought up. Even in this blog, we’ve often recommended that you speak with your lawyer about the idea of drafting a separate Will for corporate assets. But lately...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 20, 2012 | Corporate documentation, Litigation, Privacy
Almost a decade and a half after invasion of privacy was touted to be the tort of the 21st century, and after almost a century and a half of debate, Ontario got its first civil award for damages in a privacy breach this week. Calling it “intrusion upon seclusion”, the...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 12, 2012 | Our Take on Things
In November I wrote a blog entry advocating the need to challenge a document before signing, not after. I recently successfully argued this very principal in the Ontario Superior Court. The issue was whether a release signed by the plaintiff should be upheld, or...
