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 21, 2015 | Employment issues
This week is Administrative Professional’s week. I’d like to think every week is that week in our firm, though to be fair, we don’t all enjoy a lunch out together every week. When I was an Articling Student, I was initially terrible at working with...
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 | Jul 1, 2014 | Anti-Spam, Commercial Leasing, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Privacy, Small Claims Court
It’s July 1, let’s celebrate 147 years of our Country by bringing the commercial use of email to a screeching halt. I’m not going to repeat what you need to do to comply with the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation here. Scroll down our Blog and read the...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 25, 2014 | Employment issues
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal recently ruled in favour of a foreign trained Engineer who claimed he was being discriminated against as he had failed the proficiency exam for Engineers in that province three times. The Alberta Human Rights Commission ordered the...
