by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 9, 2019 | Our Take on Things
The Law Society of Ontario’s Bencher’s elections are in full swing. There are many candidates, some running for specific causes and some running because they want the Law Society to have Benchers whose average year of call is not 27 years. So. That was...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 2, 2019 | Our Take on Things
Spring has sprung so you know what that means – it’s time to Spring Clean, and no I don’t mean your house. Now that winter is done (hopefully there won’t be anymore snow days), you should take a look at refreshing the office and dusting off those cobwebs,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 26, 2019 | Our Take on Things
Who have you appointed as your power of attorney? How about the estate trustee in your will? People don’t often give enough thought to the appointment of their powers of attorney and the estate trustee for their wills. We won’t even get started about the people who...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 19, 2019 | Our Take on Things
You got a Notice of Garnishment telling you that your bank, another person who owes you money or your employer has been “garnished”: what does that mean? Well, it usually means that you failed to file a defence to an action you were named as a defendant,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 12, 2019 | Our Take on Things
The word professional is battered about a lot these days. When I first went to law school, it was said that the difference between a profession and an occupation is that professionals have to put their clients, students and patients before themselves. That makes a lot...