There are multiple scenarios whereby fraudsters will attempt to have you wire funds to a different account than the one that you had intended to fund. Unfortunately, some of those attempts are successful. LAWPRO has received such claims and heard of many others. Here are some tips to assist you if such a fraud happens… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Prevention
Would your exposure on a negligence claim be over the individual lawyer’s $1 million per claim or $2 million in the aggregate limits offered under the LAWPRO policy for the Law Society of Upper Canada program (the “primary policy”)? Excess insurance – insurance that covers you for claims after the limits under the primary policy… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage
LAWPRO has made the following contingency plans in the event that postal service is disrupted. Communicating with LAWPRO Please email or fax correspondence for the duration of the interruption. Email for Customer Service or Finance departments can be sent to: [email protected]. For a listing of other email addresses and contacts please go to our Contact Us… Read More »
Categories: Announcements
Title insurance can be a useful tool in commercial real estate transactions as policies usually provide coverage that will shield buyers from risks that can affect ownership and/or future marketability of a property. While it is tempting to assume that the coverage afforded under a commercial title insurance policy would be similar to that of… Read More »
Categories: Real Estate, The TitlePLUS Program & Title Insurance
Who should be thinking about the need for excess insurance? Everyone. As the complexity of claims increases, more lawyers are recognizing that their potential exposure to risk may be larger than they anticipated. To protect themselves and their law practices, they are turning to excess insurance to provide an extra layer of malpractice insurance protection…. Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage
Are you ready to take your health and well-being to the next level? Homewood Health’s Member Assistance Program now offers The 12 Weeks to Wellness Program : a comprehensive, self-directed approach to support behaviour changes and includes access to life coaching, nutritional counselling, and a confidential health risk assessment over a 12-week period. You can… Read More »
Categories: Wellness and Balance
The subdivision and part lot control provisions of section 50 of the Planning Act are lengthy and complex. Sometimes it can be difficult to sort out the parts that apply to a present-day transaction, or the extent of the abutting lands search that is needed to confirm that no contravention occurred in the past. The… Read More »
Categories: Real Estate
As part of LAWPRO’s public awareness efforts to promote the role of the lawyer, we have produced a video: Cottage ownership: Know what you’re buying. The video seeks to raise awareness about title and other issues of particular relevance to cottages, such as shoreline allowances and seasonal access restrictions. We will be promoting this video… Read More »
Categories: Real Estate
The following is from the Law Society of Upper Canada’s June 2016 e-Bulletin Resources for Lawyers. The Rules of Professional Conduct (the “Rules”) with respect to Doing Business with a Client (now called Transactions with Clients) were amended on May 26, 2016. New Definition The term “transaction with a client” is now defined in rule… Read More »
Categories: Communication Errors, Conflicts of InterestLand Acknowledgement
The offices of LAWPRO are located on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples. Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. LAWPRO respects and acknowledges the histories, languages, knowledge systems, and cultures of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit nations.
