by Andriessen & Associates | May 7, 2013 | Our Take on Things
Our firm, though located in Toronto, ON, starts most of its law suits in the Town of Milton, located approximately 30 minutes west of Toronto. Today, as I sat in Toronto’s Motion Scheduling Court for almost 3 hours, to stand up and book a date (lawyers are required to...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 30, 2013 | Our Take on Things
The Niqab ruling is back in the news again – after a Supreme Court of Canada decision that “determined” the issue had to be addressed on a case by case, the Judge decided the defendants’ lawyer and Court room staff have the right to see the face of the accuser during...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 23, 2013 | Our Take on Things
Our firm is made up of more than three lawyers and a talented paralegal (the lawyers are talented too). We have a wonderful group of people who work behind the scenes to ensure we get everything done in a timely, spell corrected fashion. This is the official week that...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 16, 2013 | Our Take on Things
On April 1, 1993 I started the firm, of course, back then it was Inga B. Andriessen, Barrister & Solicitors and it was just me. The firm has grown over the past years, both in name and in staff. We now have three lawyers, a law clerk, a paralegal and wonderful...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 9, 2013 | Our Take on Things
The Toronto Star reported recently on the outcome of an Edmonton couple’s lawsuit regarding the sale of their cottage. The couple had bought the cottage in 2001 for $59,000.00. They retained a real estate agent in 2006, who suggested a value and it was listed. The...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 2, 2013 | Our Take on Things
Recently I’ve had to deal with some questions from clients about the value and enforceability of documents prepared in anticipation of doing a deal. In one case, the binding nature of a letter of intent was in question, and in another, some clients wanted to know what...
