by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 14, 2012 | Our Take on Things
We’ve touched on the area of guarantors before – those parties who literally guarantee the performance of some aspect of a legal agreement – and the exposure to liability that a guarantor can have in the event of a default or breach of the agreement. But I don’t think...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 8, 2012 | Our Take on Things
Inga and I came across an interesting development recently that has me thinking. In the course of reviewing a statement of claim, we noted that the particulars disclosed various confidential clauses of an agreement that clients of ours had recently entered into. That...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 2, 2012 | Our Take on Things
What a difference 15 years can make. I am hardly long in the tooth in my legal career, but the change in the way legal services can be provided due to the massive expansion of internet services has been dramatic over that period of time. When I first started practice,...
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...
