by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 14, 2014 | Our Take on Things
Business owners who pay legal fees to obtain a Judgment are often worried that they will be defeated by debtors who will somehow manage to avoid paying the Judgment. This type of concern is definitely something that needs to be factored in, when evaluating: do we...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 7, 2014 | Our Take on Things
The word trademark sounds important to many. It sounds big. It sounds expensive. As a result, many small businesses believe that registering a trademark for their name and/or log is not important. While cost is always a consideration in any business decision,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 30, 2014 | Our Take on Things
If you are a commercial landlord, then you may have some knowledge of executing a distraint to collect rent owed to you. If you are owed rent monies, then you have the right (unless it’s been removed in the lease) to take the chattels of your tenant and sell them,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 23, 2014 | Our Take on Things
As a Business Law Firm, a growing part of our practice is advising and representing employers in Applications before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). If your business has not been hit with an Application, you may feel this Blog is irrelevant to you: think...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 16, 2014 | Our Take on Things
On October 29, 2014, Ontario Employers are required to provide three new types of leave to employees who qualify for those leaves. The leaves are: 1. Crime-Related Death or Disappearance Leave; 2. Critically Ill Child Care Leave; and, 3. Family Caregiver Leave. 1....
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 9, 2014 | Our Take on Things
So, the public might imagine that the Law Society of Upper Canada’s release of new Rules of Conduct for lawyers next month is directly tied to the lawyer who was just caught, allegedly improperly disbursing trust money. The public would be wrong. Yesterday the...
