Announcements
LAWPRO Alert: Statement on Re Milne Estate decision
LAWPRO is aware of the Re Milne Estate decision and we confirm that it has been appealed. We expect the appeal won’t be heard for several months. We hope the appeal decision brings clarity to how primary and secondary wills should be drafted. Lawyers that have drafted wills that may be impacted by this decision… Read More »
Categories: Announcements, Wills & Estates, Risk Management Strategies, LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage, Risk Management & Claims PreventionNew design for lawpro.ca
An updated design for lawpro.ca is live today! This is the third website update in the LAWPRO online family after AvoidAClaim.com and praticepro.ca The new lawpro.ca website has an easier-to-navigate structure and more intuitive design that will help visitors find the information they need quickly and easily. The new site design set out to accomplish… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsLSO Call for Input: Proposed Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Model Rules
The Law Society of Ontario has issued a Notice to the Professions. The Professional Regulation Committee would like to hear from lawyers, paralegals and the public about potential changes to the anti-money laundering Model Rules of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC). If changes are made to the Model Rules in this area,… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsLaw Society name change
As announced on November 2, 2017, the Law Society of Upper Canada is changing it’s name to the Law Society of Ontario. LAWPRO congratulates our parent organization on this transformative initiative. Watch for changes in LAWPRO’s print and digital documents in coming months, as we implement usage of the new name. For more information on… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementspracticePRO.ca: Time for a new look
It’s been nearly 20 years since the launch of the original practicePRO.ca website. While the site was basic by today’s standards, it offered the high quality risk management articles, checklists and precedents lawyers would come to expect from the program. In its first few years, practicePRO.ca averaged 30,000 visitors and 7,000 downloads per year. By… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsNew Referral Fee Supports and Resources for Lawyers
This is a June 2017 e-bulletin from the Law Society of Upper Canada. Convocation approved amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct (the “Rules”) and By-Law 9 with respect to referral fees on April 27, 2017. Detailed information about the amendments is available in the Professional Regulation Committee Report to Convocation, April 27, 2017. For… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsMediation required before setting down: Amended GTA Practice Direction Effective May 1, 2017
Effective May 1, 2017 the Consolidated Practice Direction for Civil Actions, Applications, Motions and Procedural Matters in the Toronto Region is amended such that most cases in the GTA will likely require mediation before setting an action down for trial. See the amendment to para. 57: 57. Court staff will not accept for filing a… Read More »
Categories: Uncategorized, Announcements, Civil Litigation[LAWPRO Alert] Clarification on implementation of non-resident speculation tax changes
The information in this Alert is dated. Please visit our Always up-to-date LTT and NRST Frequently Asked Questions webpage for the most current information. [The following is a LAWPRO Alert that LAWPRO sent to all Ontario lawyers with REPCO coverage on April 24, 2017] With the new Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) statements being required as… Read More »
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