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Navigating NOSIs and PPSA: A practical approach for lawyers

In view of the government passing the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 amending the Personal Property Security Act on June 6, 2024 with the result that the filing of a notice of security interest in respect of financed or leased (rented) consumer goods/fixtures is now banned in Ontario, a real estate lawyer’s due diligence requirements have… Read More »

Categories: Online Only, Real Estate

Estates and Limitation Periods – Recent case decision

Navigating limitation periods is a critical aspect of legal practice in Ontario and lawyers are often faced with the challenge of determining which legislation applies to their clients’ cases. In a recent case, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that the two-year limitation period under the Trustee Act applied to the respondent’s equitable trust claim… Read More »

Categories: Limitation Periods, Online Only, Wills & Estates

Your 2025 program: More options means a policy tailored to you

Updated renewal process for 2025 Your LAWPRO insurance will not automatically renew for 2025 but our aim for the new “simplified renewal” process is to gather the necessary underwriting details and keep it as fast and efficient as possible. To start, log in to your MyLAWPRO account and follow the renewal instructions. Why is there… Read More »

Categories: 2024 Insurance Isssue 2025

What should I do to avoid social engineering claims and prevent the associated sublimit?

1. Include written instructions in a retainer or other agreement for the receipt, release, and transfer of any funds or assets. 2. Advise in the written retainer or other agreement that the client or another party to which you owe a duty of care should not ordinarily expect to receive any revised instructions from you… Read More »

Categories: 2024 Insurance Isssue 2025

Lawyers in private practice, sole practitioners and lawyers in association or partnership in 2025

Standard insurance coverage The base program Eligibility: Required of all lawyers¹ providing services in private practice.² Coverage limit: $1 million per claim/$2 million in the aggregate (i.e., for all claims made in 2025), applicable to claim expenses and/or indemnity payments (some exceptions apply).3 Standard deductible: $5,000 per claim, applicable to claim expenses and/or indemnity payments… Read More »

Categories: 2024 Insurance Isssue 2025

2025 insurance coverage for exempt lawyers

in-house corporate counsel government lawyers, educators and others not in active private practice retired lawyers, estate trustees, emeritus lawyers, judges and others no longer practising law legal aid clinic lawyers (not directly employed by Legal Aid Ontario) lawyers who engage in only occasional practice in Ontario and are resident in a Canadian jurisdiction other than… Read More »

Categories: 2024 Insurance Isssue 2025

October 10, 2024 – Professional Civility: Avoiding Costs, Arguments, and Malpractice Claims

This program will explore the importance of civility in fostering effective relationships with clients, colleagues, and the courts. Leading lawyers and industry experts will discuss how maintaining civility in the workplace and in dealings with opposing counsel, whether in disputes or transactions, can promote efficient and effective resolution of matters, and LAWPRO Claims Counsel will… Read More »

Categories: CPD

Notice of Security Interest (NOSI) ban effective June 6, 2024

The Ontario Government has passed Bill 200, the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024, in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which received Royal Assent on June 6, 2024. The Personal Property Security Act was amended to specify that a notice of security interest (NOSI) may not be registered in a land registry office with respect to collateral… Read More »

Categories: Online Only, Real Estate

Questions and answers about the changing practice of wills & estates law

The number of seniors aged 75 and over in Ontario is projected to double by 2046 to 2.6 million from 1.3 million in 2023, suggesting an unprecedented impending wealth transfer in the province. Wills and estates law is already growing and will be even more in-demand in the years to come. We want to give… Read More »

Categories: 2024 June - Time for Tomorrow, Articles, Wills & Estates

Why have claims from inadequate investigation risen almost 300% since 1998?

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The devil is in the details, and it’s the details that appear to be creating issues for lawyers when it comes to the underlying causes of many claims. Back in 1998, “inadequate discovery of fact or inadequate investigation” was the fifth most common cause of a claim (178 claims or 9%) when we looked at… Read More »

Categories: 2024 June - Time for Tomorrow, Articles, Inadequate Investigation

Land 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.

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