by Andriessen & Associates | May 8, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things
You watch these legal tv shows and it never fails, at the end of the episode, during Trial, BAM! There’s a document that one of the lawyers had in its’ possession, or there is a key witness who just happened to re-appear, and it changes the whole outcome of the Trial....
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 24, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
Recently we had a matter where our client was sued by a business for a refund they allege they did not receive from them. Our client advised that the payment was provided to a third party, related to the plaintiff. Based upon the information we had, we brought that...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 17, 2018 | Our Take on Things
Just recently Inga B. Andriessen and myself attended at a Career Fair for Grade 10 students. My first thought when I was asked to attend this was “really, Grade 10, do they even know what they want to do?” They better have some idea, or else their choices in classes...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 10, 2018 | Our Take on Things
I often joke that to make up for being a Business Lawyer, I volunteer working with High School students. While it usually gets a chuckle or two at the end of the day, it’s not actually why I do it: I volunteer working with High School students because...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 3, 2018 | Our Take on Things
The Construction Lien Act was established in Ontario in 1983 and has remained practically unchanged until now. The Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017 was passed by the Ontario Government in December 2017, to modernize the booming construction industry in Ontario,...
