by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 7, 2010 | Litigation, Small Claims Court
If you work for money, sell stuff for money, or rent anything in exchange for money, you probably already know something about the Small Claims Court and, more than likely, have had some experience there yourself. Small Claims Court deals with disputes with a monetary...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 25, 2010 | Commercial Leasing, Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation
If you work in the Greater Toronto area, then as I type this blog entry (Friday, G8/G20 day) you have likely realized this week that you needed to change how you work due to the summit meetings being held in our area. Many have had to figure out how to work from home...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 3, 2010 | Commercial Leasing, Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation
Lately I’ve found that I don’t like the way I have traditionally answered the question: “What do you do?” My answer for the past 17 years has generally been “I”m a corporate/commercial trial lawyer”. This response has...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 20, 2010 | Commercial Leasing, Copyright & Trade-mark, Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Estate Planning, Litigation
It’s not as if this topic is something we’re looking forward to, but it will be a reality for Ontario at the end of next month – the HST is coming and it will make a change to the bottom line on your legal fees. Currently only GST is charged on legal fees. Certain...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 21, 2010 | Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Litigation
On June 15, 2010, the Bill 168 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act come into force. The amendments require virtually all Ontario employers to conduct a violence risk assessment and to implement policies to address workplace harassment and violence. ...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 11, 2010 | Commercial Leasing, Corporate documentation, Litigation
A recent Court of Appeal case affirming an earlier Supreme Court decision, provides some interesting, and possibly surpirsing, commentary on the allocation of risk in commercial leases. In 1044589 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as Nantucket Business Centre v AB...
