by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Most people have been residential tenants at some point in their lives. In Ontario, in particular, the media has been full of stories about tenants’ rights as well as tenants and landlords from hell. As a result, many people have a good idea what can and cannot...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be honest: terminating an employee can be stressful. Even with a solid plan, many employers start second-guessing themselves — worried about legal blowback, they consider overpaying “just to be safe.” We often hear, “Should we throw in a few extra weeks? Just in...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
We talk about the importance of having your Estate documents in place, but not very often do we talk about what happens when the Estate documents need to be invoked. Our firm will not release to an appointed attorney the Powers of Attorney without being provided with...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last year I wrote a blog about the courts beginning to enforce administrative dismissals on actions that have not been set down for trial within five years. However, that was not the only development in the world of dismissals for delay. In Barbiero v Pollack, the...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s say you’ve spent years growing a beautiful money tree. You’ve watered it, pruned it, protected it from pests (and maybe a few bad business decisions), and now it’s worth quite a bit. The thing is—this tree keeps growing, and if you don’t plan ahead, the taxman...
