Posted February 23, 2018 by LAWPRO

For decades the existence of rent control has posed a risk to Ontario real estate lawyers acting on the purchase and mortgaging of residential rental property. The range of affected properties is immense: From a basement apartment to a rented single family house to the largest multi-residential complexes in the province, many real estate files… Read More »

Posted February 16, 2018 by Ian Hu

The Ontario government is requiring all landlords to use a standard lease template for all new leases beginning April 30, 2018. Lawyers are encouraged to make themselves familiar with the terms of this new lease so they can advise clients of their obligations and rights under the new lease. The information below is taken from… Read More »

Posted February 14, 2018 by Dan Pinnington

The legal profession is in the midst of significant change, and is headed into a period where there will be even greater change. These changes are driven by disruptions that alter the very nature of how traditional legal services have been performed and provided to clients for decades. These disruptions include: access to justice client… Read More »

Posted February 9, 2018 by Ian Hu

A lawyer coach can help participants develop skills and answer deeper questions in their careers. From building a practice to transitioning to a new practice area, the coach guides the participant by engaging in a journey of self-discovery. Like Socrates’ midwife, the coach helps the participant birth the answer from within. For some lawyer coaches… Read More »

Posted February 5, 2018 by Ian Hu

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 »

Posted January 23, 2018 by Dan Pinnington

[The following is the text of a Fraud Alert LAWPRO sent to all its insured lawyers on June 30, 2017, updated with email addresses used by fraudsters from further reports we have received. Updated July 5, 2017 and January 23, 2018 with new emails and bank account details] LAWPRO has received multiple reports of an… Read More »

Posted January 2, 2018 by Tim Lemieux

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 »

Posted December 18, 2017 by Tim Lemieux

The Law Society of British Columbia published the following warning to its members on December 15, 2017. A BC law firm has fallen victim to the sophisticated “phony direction to pay” social engineering fraud. Here’s what happened. The perpetrators hacked the firm’s computer, and then monitored the firm’s email traffic for some time before making… Read More »