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Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO) is owned by the Law Society of Upper Canada and is licensed to provide professional liability insurance and title insurance in numerous jurisdictions across Canada. Through its malpractice insurance program, LAWPRO insures over 25,000 practising lawyers in Ontario, as well as providing them with risk and practice management information under the practicePRO banner.
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Apply for your LAWPRO Risk Management Credit by September 15
Save up to $100 on your 2021 LAWPRO premium by completing the online Risk Management Premium Credit declaration form no later than midnight on September 15, 2020. To obtain the Risk Management Credit, you must complete one or two qualifying programs, and complete an online Declaration by midnight on September 15. You can claim the… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageConstruction Law Resumption of Limitations Periods and Practice Management Tips
While they were initially caught by the general suspension that was retroactive to March 16th, the suspension for matters under the Construction Act was lifted for all matters on and after April 16, 2020. In effect, limitation periods were suspended from March 16, 2020 to April 16, 2020. Time ran again on April 16th, with… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation, ConstructionThis is not a claim, but…
At LAWPRO we often get explanations from insureds as to why they feel their matter is not reportable to LAWPRO. Commonly we hear the following: “There is no claim against me. No one has commenced an action, there is no litigation. So, there is no claim”. This article by Katie James, Claims Counsel at LAWPRO,… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage, Criminal Law, ImmigrationUnderstanding e-signatures
In an increasingly digitized world – which has been even more rapidly implemented and embraced due to the Covid-19 crisis, calls for moving legal documents towards “e-signing” have become a roar. The pace at which the industry has responded has been staggering. We’ve seen the adoption of virtual commissioning and notarization and virtual witnessing of… Read More »
Categories: TechnologyNow available as a free download – Jordan Furlong’s Law Is a Buyer’s Market: Building A Client-First Law Firm
Jordan Furlong has now made his book available as a free PDF download. Law firms are experiencing a wrenching period of upheaval. Economic crises, technology explosions, and a regulatory revolution have spawned a wave of innovative competitors. Newly empowered clients have adopted aggressive buying behaviours and begun dictating the terms of their relationships to law… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementSuspension of limitation periods lifted for Construction Act matters
The Order to suspend limitation periods and procedural time periods during the COVID -19 emergency period has been amended, such that as of April 16, 2020, it will no longer apply to the Construction Act or its regulations. In effect, limitation periods were suspended from March 16, 2020 to April 16, 2020. Time will start… Read More »
Categories: Limitations ClaimsMAZE ransomware warning from the Law Society of Manitoba
The following ransomware warning was published by the Law Society of Manitoba on April 9, 2020. Ontario lawyers should also be aware and share this with their staff. In the past two weeks, two Manitoba firms have called us at The Law Society of Manitoba to say they been hit by viruses – not Covid-19,… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionHow to lessen your risk of a malpractice claim when virtually witnessing wills and powers of attorney
[Updated April 24, 2020] As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 7, 2020 the Government of Ontario released an emergency Order temporarily allowing the virtual execution of wills and powers of attorney by means of “audio-visual communication technology” as of that date. On April 22, 2020, a new emergency order was… Read More »
Categories: Wills & Estates