by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 26, 2012 | Estate Planning
Recently we’ve had a lot of questions about trustees – both in the context of the estate (formerly called the executor/executrix) and in inter vivos trust situations. Generally speaking, the trustee is the person tasked with administering the trust according to the...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 17, 2012 | Commercial Leasing, Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation, Our Take on Things, Privacy, Small Claims Court
Amidst all the Facebook IPO hype this week, there was the release of an e-mail from Mark Zuckerberg to his corporate lawyer, instructing them to dilute Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s share in the burgeoning company. Aside from the obvious professional...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 4, 2012 | Corporate documentation, Estate Planning, Privacy
I am reading more and more lately about the idea of putting together a Will for your social media accounts. Some are advising that you elect a trustee who will delete or otherwise take care of your twitterbookspaces after you shuffle off of this mortal coil, and...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 30, 2011 | Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Estate Planning, Litigation
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve – time to promise to workout more, eat less & be kinder to everyone (except the Kardashians, well, maybe even them). As many people find personal resolutions hard to keep, I’m happy to propose a few business...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 27, 2011 | Commercial Leasing, Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation, Small Claims Court
One of the many positives to being a small law firm is the close interaction between the litigation and non-litigation sides of the firm. We meet together on a regular basis to discuss files from both perspectives (how to avoid litigation and what strategy to pursue...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 17, 2011 | Commercial Leasing, Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation, Small Claims Court
We’ve rolled out a new service for clients that has met with a considerable degree of success; so much so that we’re planning on expanding it in the coming months. Combining two of my favourite things – eating and getting free legal advice – our Lunch and Learn...
