by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 19, 2013 | Our Take on Things
Rob is the R word, of course. If you live in the Greater Toronto area there is no escaping that word these days. In the rest of the world Rob is making his presence known, but there are other news stories that have the headlines. I’ve watched this drama unfold...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 12, 2013 | Our Take on Things
I’ve been a lawyer for 20 years now. When I was a new lawyer I thought lawyers who were in practice as long as I have been were ancient. I was right. I recently enjoyed an out of Court examination with a relatively young lawyer. That lawyer didn’t know the rules that...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 5, 2013 | Our Take on Things
Tomorrow is take your Grade 9 to work day. Our firm is participating and looking forward to exposing a student to the reality of what being a lawyer is: it’s not all Courtrooms & cross examinations, they will learn there is a fair amount of “boring...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 29, 2013 | Our Take on Things
It’s one of those weeks again for me, a hurry up and wait week. I have a matter on a Court list in Hamilton. The matter could be called at any time this week, or it could not be called at all, in which case it gets put on a list for another week. Maybe with...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 22, 2013 | Our Take on Things
If you own a company with another shareholder who you are not married to, you need a Shareholder’s Agreement. Why? That is easy: it lets you control your destiny, rather than someone else. Without a Shareholder’s Agreement you could find your...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 16, 2013 | Our Take on Things
A “hot topic” of conversation in the GTA Litigation community is the delay in the Toronto Court System. That delay means over 7 months to book a procedural motion before a Master and that of course can lead to delays in law suits for years. Yesterday I was...
