by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 3, 2018 | Litigation, Small Claims Court
It is very frustrating when you are dealing with a legal representative who does not follow their client’s instructions, which then results in additional costs to the other parties, not to mention the amount of time wasted when it could have been spent elsewhere. When...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 12, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
A recent decision from the Toronto Small Claims Court involving verbal contracts and the enforcement of those contracts has the potential to change the way consumers deal with corporations in Ontario. David Ramsay contacted Bell Canada and entered into a verbal...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 15, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
Congratulations, you have a piece of paper from the Court that says a person or business owes you money. Now what do you do with that piece of paper? Judgments can be enforced several ways: Garnishment; Writ of Seizure and Sale; and Examination in Aid of Execution...
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 | Mar 29, 2016 | Commercial Leasing, Employment issues, Litigation, Small Claims Court
At the end of last week, the Judge handed down his decision in the Jian Ghomeshi case. The finding was that the Crown had not proven its’ case “beyond a reasonable doubt”. That is the technical definition of what needs to be established in a criminal...
