by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 29, 2011 | Our Take on Things
As a trial lawyer, one of the challenges that I can face very early in the law suit is serving the defendant with notice of our claim against them. My experience in the past 18 years, is that people who are hiding assets or avoiding payment are often reluctant to...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 23, 2011 | Our Take on Things
If you have a shop that sells widgets, your billing strategy is usually pretty simple. You put a price on your widgets and when a customer comes in, they tend to know how many widgets they want to buy. They look at the price of the widgets and if it’s reasonable in...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 16, 2011 | Our Take on Things
I’m happy to introduce Murray Brown, Paralegal, licensed with the Law Society of Upper Canada, as the newest addition to our business law firm. Murray has 9 years experience litigating in Small Claims Court – he has already proven to be a wealth of...
by Andriessen & Associates | Sep 6, 2011 | Our Take on Things
Canada’s new Anti-Spam and Online Fraud Act is expected to come into effect sometime this fall and promises to have a significant impact on any business that communicates with the public through e-mail or other commercial electronic messages (including cell phone...
by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 25, 2011 | Our Take on Things
The Canadian Governor General spoke at the Canadian Bar ASsociation annual meeting this month and decreed that lawyers must pay back their “debt to society” by having 10% of their work be pro bono (free) work. He then went on to decree that law firms need...
by Andriessen & Associates | Aug 19, 2011 | Our Take on Things
When I was in law school, I worked in the University of Ottawa’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program as a teaching assistant, and later, as a researcher. The program taught practical dispute resolution techniques to law students in an attempt to give them tools to...
