Month: March 2015
A TitlePLUS video: Five common errors in a real estate deal
The latest issue of TitlePLUS today features a video on five common errors in a real estate deal, and the questions lawyers should be asking to protect themselves. For additional reading on these five errors, see the LAWPRO Magazine article Steer Clear of Real Estate Claims on By Asking These Five Questions on Every Deal.
Categories: Real EstateCommercial debt collection scam using the names Marvin Wanga and MaverickWan Import & Export Co
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Marvin Wanga of MaverickWan Import & Export Co looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudSeparation agreement scam using the name Tami Jones
An Ontario firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Tami Jones looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Divorce Settlement FraudWhen taking instructions isn’t taking instructions
How does a diverse population and profession affect our ability as lawyers to settle files, facilitate the purchase of homes, and help businesses grow? It turns out that a number of claims have arisen in recent years where either lawyers have made bad assumptions about their racialized clients, or where racialized lawyers have been taken… Read More »
Categories: Risk Management Strategies, Civil Litigation, DiversityWhat lawyers need to know about data stored on mobile devices
Rob Lekowski, writing in the ABA’s Law Technology Today blog, explains to lawyers what kind of data can be obtained from their mobile devices. LAWPRO has written on the security of mobile devices from the point of view of cybersecurity, but Mr. Lekowski points out that devices are also being collected for litigation more and… Read More »
Categories: TechnologyCommercial equipment purchase scam using the names Dereck Oerlemans and Damen Group
Five firms in Ontario and the U.S. notified us that they received an email from the purported Dereck Oerlemans of Damen Group looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Equipment / Inventory Purchase FraudCommercial debt collection scam using the names Masayuki Sekita and Japan Art Collection Inc
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Masayuki Sekita and Japan Art Collection Inc looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudThe Law Society’s Historic Discipline Data Project
In 2011 the Heritage Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada began a project to document the disciplinary records in the LSUC archives (which go back to 1797). The aim is to make these records available to future researchers, and record such information (where available) as the nature of the complaints, the name of… Read More »
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