by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 21, 2020 | Our Take on Things
Ontario’s Civil Court system is an adversarial system. This means lawyers on opposite side of the case are paid to put forward opposite points of view. This means the lawyers will disagree. They can do so civilly, but at the end of the day,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 14, 2020 | Our Take on Things
I was recently in Court and a very large Toronto law firm brought a Motion to reinstate an action that had been dismissed for delay. The Defendant argued that not only should the action remain dismissed for delay, it should remain dismissed for the Plaintiff’s failure...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 7, 2020 | Our Take on Things
Have you or your company been served with a Statement of Claim? If so, this means exactly what you think it means – you my friend, are being sued. Whether you are being sued by a client, vendor, or another business, this will not go away on its own. It may be...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 17, 2019 | Our Take on Things
We always do what we can to keep fees down for the client and we have mentioned it time and time again about our flat fees. As much as we try to keep fees less surprising for our clients, there are just some areas where there can be no compromise. For...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 10, 2019 | Our Take on Things
The holiday season is here and from the paranoid, Scrooge McDuck Laywer point of view, this brings a lot of potential liability into your Business. Let’s start off with this Blog title. Ho Ho Ho is only o.k. in the workplace if it is in reference to Santa’s...
by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 3, 2019 | Our Take on Things
In 2010, the Ontario Government increased the monetary limit of the Small Claims Court from $10,000.00 to $25,000.00. On January 1, 2020 the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court will increase to $35,000.00 as the Government believes this will help resolve...
