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
