by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 19, 2017 | Our Take on Things
There are numerous situations where a client walks into a law office with a valid issue but is unable to receive the outcome they desire. In this profession, clients do not always get the results they want however they should never be robbed of their day in court due...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 12, 2017 | Our Take on Things
Our firm is a Professional Corporation. The Canadian Government has declared we are therefore tax cheats. I disagree. Many of our clients are also Professional Corporations or Small Business Corporations. They are not tax cheats either. Over the past twenty-four year,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 5, 2017 | Our Take on Things
One thing that we have noticed with our corporate clients is that they are often operating under a name different than that which has been incorporated. For example, incorporating “ABC Company Incorporated” and then operating under “DEF Co”. What’s the problem with...
by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 29, 2017 | Our Take on Things
We recently had a request from client who is a condominium owner to proceed with an eviction because their tenant was not only failing to pay them rent, but they also had listed the condominium for rent on the Airbnb website. The question they asked was: Can a tenant...
by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 22, 2017 | Our Take on Things
When entering into a services contract, you may be focused on the business terms such as the scope of services and the fees to be paid and gloss over the provisions towards the end of a contract that look like boilerplate provisions. These provisions include the...
by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 1, 2017 | Our Take on Things
Throughout my fifteen year career as a paralegal, I have had to deal with many unprepared and inexperienced lawyers and paralegals. Based upon my recent dealings with those representatives, here is my top 7 list of things not to in Small Claims Court: #7 – Do...
