Posted March 4, 2019 by LAWPRO

During the course of a real estate retainer, it can be easy for a lawyer to lose sight of what constitutes a conflict of interest, as well as what one should do to avoid its pitfalls and consequences. Simply stated, a conflict of interest arises when the lawyer’s duties to a client are compromised by… Read More »

Posted March 4, 2019 by LAWPRO

Receiving or transferring funds at the direction of a new or mysterious client carries serious risks. For real estate lawyers, these risks may arise regularly. If a lawyer is not careful, their trust account can become a vehicle for money laundering, fraud, and other nefarious activities by malicious clients and third parties. Sometimes it is… Read More »

Posted March 4, 2019 by LAWPRO

We have often written about the risk that lawyers will be targets of fraud. Sometimes these frauds use technology to confuse their targets, such as a personalized spear-phishing attack or ransomware schemes. But often these fraudulent schemes take on a more 20th century character. The use of counterfeit cheques or similar instruments is still a… Read More »

Posted February 25, 2019 by LAWPRO

Some nightmares seem universal: teeth suddenly falling out, or an important exam in a class you forgot to attend. But some fears, such as forgetting to diarize a limitation period, come only to lawyers, and usually just litigators. While corporate solicitors may thankfully lose less sleep over limitation periods than their litigator colleagues, they should… Read More »