Areas of Law
Lawyer incivility: How clients – and the bar- pay the consequences
The perception that the legal profession is becoming less civil has attracted widespread comment – from the judiciary to legal associations to regulatory bodies. The common concern: the potentially damaging consequences of a lack of civility on the individual matter, on the lawyer-client relationship (and on the quality of the service that the lawyer provides… Read More »
Categories: 2011 Fall Communications, Articles, Civil Litigation, Communications Errors, FeaturesReal estate claims trends – errors and insights
Real estate law accounts for the second highest number of legal malpractice claims in Ontario, after civil litigation. But real estate law is responsible for a higher percentage of claims costs than litigation – and the trends are up for both the count and cost of real estate claims. Over the last ten years, real… Read More »
Categories: 2010 Dec File Retention, Articles, Communications Errors, Features, Inadequate Investigation, Real EstateTitle insurance – Separating fact from fiction
In just over a decade, title insurance has gone from a little-known development to a mainstay of real estate practice. In Ontario alone, title insurance is a $100 million a year industry: Between 1999 and 2009, the revenue of the major title insurers of Ontario grew 534 per cent. Not surprisingly it is estimated that… Read More »
Categories: 2010 Dec File Retention, Articles, Features, Real Estate, Title insurance, TitlePLUSPractice pitfalls
Categories: 2010 September Pitfalls, Articles, Civil Litigation, Clerical / Delegation, Communications Errors, Conflicts of Interest, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Dabbling, Failure to Know The Law, Family, Features, Inadequate Investigation, Independent Legal Advice, Limitation Periods, Personal injury, Real Estate, Time Management, Wills & Estates