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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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Commercial debt collection scam using the name Mark Chan
Three firms in Ontario and the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Mark Chan looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter (with a real company likely being impersonated) requiring the assistance of… Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsCommercial debt collection scam using the name Peter Tung
Firms in Ontario and Minnesota have notified us that they received an email from the purported Peter Tung looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter (with a real company likely being impersonated) requiring the assistance of a lawyer…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsEquipment purchase scam using the name Clyde Campburn
Three Ontario firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Clyde Campburn 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 matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsEquipment purchase fraud using the names Jos Hardeman and Dieseko Group B.V
Firms in Ontario and Colorado have notified us that they received an email from the purported Jos Hardeman of Dieseko Group B.V 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 matter requiring… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsEquipment purchase scam using the names Ken Yao and Asunaro Aoki Construction
Firms in Ontario and the US have notified us that they received an email from the purported Ken Yao of Asunaro Aoki Construction 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 matter… Read More »
Categories: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud Warnings“Not Your Mother’s Law Career”: The new student issue of LAWPRO Magazine
Regardless of their reasons for choosing a legal education, today’s young lawyers can expect that their experiences practising law will be different from depictions of the profession they witnessed growing up. The future of law is no longer your mother’s, father’s, or Hollywood lawyer’s practice. The 2017 student issue of LAWPRO Magazine explores what this… Read More »
Categories: Career Management, LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage, Legal Technology, Practice Aids, The TitlePLUS Program & Title InsuranceCommercial debt collection scam using the name Pieter Jansen
Firms in Ontario and Texas have notified us that they received an email from the purported Pieter Jansen looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This appears to be a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter (with a real company likely being impersonated) requiring the assistance of a lawyer…. Read More »
Categories: Debt Collection Fraud, Fraud WarningsBreach of IP agreement scam using the names Huan Heng and Huanteng Group
Two New York firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Huan Heng of Huanteng Group 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 the assistance of a… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Intellectual Property Rights Fraud