Year: 2017
Repairing errors in 2016 to head off claims
Timely efforts by LawPRO to “repair” errors committed by lawyers save the Ontario bar millions of dollars every year. To preserve these repair opportunities, lawyers should contact us as soon as it becomes clear that a mistake may have been made on a file. LawPRO successfully argues for rectification of a will provision A multi-million… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageHow LAWPRO stood up for lawyers in 2016
The great majority of claims reported to LawPRO are either abandoned, settled, or resolved through mediation or arbitration. But if we hope to preserve reasonable and fair limits on the scope of lawyers’ responsibilities, we must occasionally go to court. Our litigation track record is proof of our sound judgment about when to go to… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation, LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage, Limitations ClaimsEquipment purchase fraud using the names Hank Meyer and West Coast International Drilling Supply
Firms in Ontario and Quebec have notified us that they received an email from the purported Hank Meyer of West Coast International Drilling Supply looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (with a real company likely being impersonated) that presents as legal… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsDivorce settlement fraud using the name Carmen Olga
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Carmen Olga looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud WarningsBreach of IP agreement fraud using the names Ng Weng Wei and Santak Metal Manufacturing Ltd
Firms in Ontario and Tennessee notified us that they received an email from the purported Ng Weng Wei of Santak Metal Manufacturing Ltd looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a copyright agreement. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (likely impersonating a real company) that presents as legal matter requiring… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights FraudEssential LinkedIn Dos and Don’ts for New Lawyers
With over 467 million users in more than 200 countries (including at least a 1 million in the law practice industry) and web traffic that ranks it as the 24th most visited site on the planet, LinkedIn is the social networking tool of choice for professionals. Regardless of whether they trying to find new lawyer,… Read More »
Categories: Career Management, TechnologyAre individuals acting as general counsel to their law firms required to have LAWPRO insurance?
While general counsel have been commonplace in corporate settings for years, it is now becoming more common for law firms to have someone working in a “general counsel” capacity. There is a wide variety in the types of work done by law firm general counsel. Among other things, it can involve advice on human resources… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageDivorce settlement fraud using the name Crystal Bloomberg
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Crystal Bloomberg looking to retain them with regards to a collecting overdue payments resulting from a separation agreement. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Divorce Settlement Fraud, Fraud Warnings