Further to the earlier notice the Director of Titles has provided instructions on how the registration process will function after the closing of the registry office counters as of October 13, 2020. This process will be in effect until Teranet builds online enhancements to OnLand and Teraview to allow paper documents to be submitted online…. Read More »
Categories: Real Estate
The following is the text of a bulletin from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: Increasingly, fraud networks are recruiting unsuspecting fraud victims to receive and transfer money from other victims. When this happens, the victim becomes a money mule. What is a Money Mule? A money mule is an individual who is recruited by fraudsters to… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Prevention
By an Emergency Order dated March 20, the Ontario government suspended the running of most provincial limitation periods and procedural time periods retroactively to March 16 due to the COVID-19 emergency. This Emergency Order was revoked on September 14, 2020. The government had previously lifted the suspension for Construction Act, Planning Act and support arrears… Read More »
Categories: Limitations Claims
By an Emergency Order dated March 20, the Ontario government suspended the running of most provincial limitation periods and procedural time periods retroactively to March 16 due to the COVID-19 emergency. The Emergency Order will be revoked on September 14, 2020. While the government has already lifted the suspension for some types of matters (Construction… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation, Limitations Claims
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 Coverage
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, Construction
Consider the following scenario: You act for a plaintiff in a Superior Court matter. On your client’s instructions, you send the opposing counsel an informal email in which you offer to settle the litigation for $100,000. You do not include an expiry date for the offer. The opposing counsel promptly rejects the offer by email… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation
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, Immigration