by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 26, 2013 | Our Take on Things
Over the past 20 years (technically it will only be 20 years on April 1) I’ve had many issues that seem to come up over and over in talking to new clients. Lately, the latest issue to come up again (and again) is getting a signature on an agreement. The facts...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 19, 2013 | Our Take on Things
It’s interesting to see the main stream media pick up on some of the more technical aspects of Civil Law Suits these days. This morning, the GTA papers were commenting on the recent Ontario Superior Court decision finding William Assaf to be a “vexatious...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 14, 2013 | Our Take on Things
When I went to law school there was a lot of emphasis on the emerging laws related to tech businesses. We spent a lot of time trying to figure out which issues applied, depending on whether the business was online or “bricks and mortar”. A decade and a half later,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 6, 2013 | Our Take on Things
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal drives home once again the title of this blog: put intentions in writing. The case of Mountain v. Mountain Estate 2012 ONCA 806 is the sad story of what happens when people rely on an oral contract to handle complex...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 29, 2013 | Our Take on Things
This weekend the Liberal Party of Ontario elected the first woman who will Premier of Ontario. This woman also happens to be openly Gay. As I read the news headlines I couldn’t help but think, do either matter? It is 2013: when do we stop labelling people by...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 22, 2013 | Our Take on Things
I heard an interesting report on the news yesterday and followed it up by reading an article in the Globe & Mail today about the cost to Ontario Small Business due to red tape. As you’re reading this Blog Entry, scroll down to the one Scott wrote last week...
