by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 1, 2015 | Corporate documentation
This might sound like the start of a joke, but, how can you tell someone is a very newly Called Lawyer? They use hereinafter, hereto for and “the said item”, in their legal documents. Using old English and large words when a small one will do is not a sign...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 30, 2015 | Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation
Remember years ago when Martha Stewart had an “Apprentice” TV Show and she told one of the female contestants, there are no tears in Business? That was likely some of the best advice she gave during the show. Tears are borne from emotion and the emotion in...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 14, 2015 | Corporate documentation
This week is the Canadian Bar Association’s annual Law ay week. (Only lawyers could make a day last a week.) This week is intended to educate and inform the public about the role and importance of the law in their lives. One of the ways our firm is participating...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 24, 2015 | Corporate documentation, Employment issues
This morning I went to Starbucks and paid partly on my Starbucks card and partly with a $ 20.00 bill. After I paid on the Starbucks card the balance was $ 2.86. The Barrista could not figure out the change. Thankfully I was able to draw on my training as a bakery...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 3, 2015 | Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Litigation, Our Take on Things, Privacy, Small Claims Court
I was at a trade show recently, not a boring legal trade show, but the Outdoor Adventure show (hey, I have a life that extends beyond Court Rooms – honest!) and I was overwhelmed by the way many vendors were blurting out information as we walked past their booths....
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 27, 2015 | Corporate documentation
Love him or hate him, Mayor John Tory is certainly cutting through a lot of the City’s red tape in his first weeks in office. I have a plea on behalf of all of us who do (or try) to do business in the City: please fix the Licensing process next. Toronto’s...
