by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 19, 2016 | Our Take on Things
A few weeks ago the City of Toronto floated an idea (which has become common in many circles) that 50% of all of its Board Members must be women. I am a woman. I am a lawyer. I sit on Boards. I do not like that idea at all. The reason I don’t like the idea is...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 12, 2016 | Our Take on Things
As a Business Firm, we frequently represent employers in Wrongful Dismissal law suits and we also help them implement policies to avoid those law suits. One of the issues that often comes up is failing to put discipline issues in writing. For some reason, many...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 5, 2016 | Our Take on Things
It’s summertime and that means it’s time to think about hiring Law Students for 2017. Wait, that’s not what summertime means? For law firms, this is the time of year that students apply, interview and are hired for their mandatory work experience...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jul 2, 2016 | Our Take on Things
You don’t have to use a lawyer to buy a business. Lately our firm has seen many creative alternatives to using a lawyer to buy a business. Some of these include using a Realtor or selling on your own. The Realtor situation, which we have seen more than a few...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 21, 2016 | Our Take on Things
A few weeks ago the newspapers were buzzing with the decision of the Honourable Mr. Justice Nordheimer to halt criminal charges against an individual until Legal Aid paid the bill for his lawyer. The basis for this is that the $ 11,000.00 income limit before you are...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 14, 2016 | Our Take on Things
Effective July 1, 2016, if your business is a “storer of a Motor Vehicle for which there is an Ontario Vehicle Permit issued” you must give notice of the fact you’re storing the vehicle to the owner within 15 days and not the current 60 days that you...
