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...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 30, 2011 | Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Estate Planning, Litigation
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve – time to promise to workout more, eat less & be kinder to everyone (except the Kardashians, well, maybe even them). As many people find personal resolutions hard to keep, I’m happy to propose a few business...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 12, 2011 | Our Take on Things
Tis’ the season to be jolly and well, really busy with end of year litigation and transactions …. which is NOT the reason the Blog has not been updated recently. Rather than our wonderful weekly dose of blogging, our firm is tweeting a “Business Law...
