by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 7, 2020 | Our Take on Things
EMPLOYERS BEWARE! A recent court decision may have just made your current employee agreements unenforceable. On June 17, 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided its troubling decision on the case of Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 (“Waksdale”)....
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 30, 2020 | Our Take on Things
What do you get when a Prime Minister “wings it” and says that there should be a ban on Commercial Evictions during a press conference? Well, you get Provinces scrambling to make it so, because it’s not a federal issue, it’s a provincial issue. You finally...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 23, 2020 | Our Take on Things
In 2012 I obtained judgment against a debtor for failing to file Defence. In late 2013, we confirmed employment with a simple call to the Employer after obtaining an updated Equifax Report. We issued a Notice of Garnishment, thinking enforcement would be...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 16, 2020 | Our Take on Things
Over the last few years, having everything on-line was becoming more of the norm. I know our offices have started having our documents stored as PDFs on our system and including in our Discovery Plan the exchange of documents electronically. For the bigger...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 9, 2020 | Our Take on Things
The Construction industry is just one among many industries that have been severely impacted by COVID-19, and the resulting provincial shutdowns. The last several weeks we have seen the Ontario government gradually roll out phases for re-opening the province. As...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 2, 2020 | Our Take on Things
“The Courts are Open and they never closed” is what I heard the Chief Justice of Ontario tell me on a webinar in April. Technically that’s true, but the technicalities only get you so far. Small Claims Court in Ontario is being completely ignored. Despite...
