by Andriessen & Associates | May 11, 2012 | Our Take on Things
The news this week has been of health care cuts and reductions in spending in that sector – there is good reason for that. The average person needs health care and it impacts on them directly. Cuts can seep into government over time and produce a global result of...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 27, 2012 | Our Take on Things
I was watching a documentary about Warren Buffet the other day and at one point they were reviewing the details of one of his more recent financial deals. They noted that in his purchase of some multimillion dollar business or other, he did not retain legal counsel to...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 19, 2012 | Our Take on Things
I was sure it was a late April Fool’s joke when I heard the news yesterday that UofT law school is considering changing its marking system to a less stressful one. Even crazier was the yoga, dog petting & foot massages that the students were receiving on...
by Andriessen & Associates | Apr 9, 2012 | Our Take on Things
The sixth season of CBC’s Dragons’ Den came to an end last week ( www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/) and I will confess to being a big fan. The show is not just entertaining (who doesn’t love Mr. Wonderful & his “money is the only thing of value attitude” … unless he’s on...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 14, 2012 | Our Take on Things
We’ve touched on the area of guarantors before – those parties who literally guarantee the performance of some aspect of a legal agreement – and the exposure to liability that a guarantor can have in the event of a default or breach of the agreement. But I don’t think...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 8, 2012 | Our Take on Things
Inga and I came across an interesting development recently that has me thinking. In the course of reviewing a statement of claim, we noted that the particulars disclosed various confidential clauses of an agreement that clients of ours had recently entered into. That...
