by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our firm has been using Thomson Reuters ’ Legal AI for about six months now. It’s been interesting. We use two products: CoCounsel and Westlaw Edge, and the products have evolved dramatically during those six months. We’re now at the point where CoCounsel is good for...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal highlighted the legal pitfalls associated with imprecise contract drafting. In Project Freeway Inc. v. ABC Technologies Inc. (Freeway), the Court examined how to interpret an ambiguous earn-out clause in a share...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Many months ago, a client was served with a Plaintiff’s Claim, which they forgot to send our way to defend. After multiple attempts to obtain a default judgment (the Judge wanted additional evidence from the Plaintiff to prove their damages), the Plaintiff recently...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ontario’s latest amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 are now in force. The message to employers is simple: if you’re thinking it, posting it, or automating it — you probably have to disclose it. The biggest shift is pay transparency. Employers with 25 or...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
When people think about a law office, they are usually picturing lawyers in courtrooms, client meetings, or preparing for Trial late into the evening. What many don’t see is what is happening behind the scenes. As an operations manager in our firm, my role is divided...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
In Ontario (Transportation) v. J & P Leveque Bros. Haulage Ltd. (Leveque), the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled on a contradiction between a contractual and statutory limitation period in a construction dispute, providing guidance on whether contractual limitation...
