Category: LAWPRO Magazine
2026 insurance coverage for exempt lawyer
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: 2025 October - Insurance Issue 2026Messages from the Chair of the Board and CEO of LAWPRO
Message from the Chair of the Board As we enter an uncertain and unpredictable economic and political environment, a secure and financially stable mandatory professional liability insurer is paramount for the Ontario bar and members of the public. As an independent insurance company that is scrutinized by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, LAWPRO must meet… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024Protecting you for 30 years
LAWPRO: A helping hand in a storm; a friend in rough waters Sometimes, the future can seem like a sea of uncertainty: a vast ocean of undulating risk and reward stretching to the horizon. Recent years have shown just how rocky these waters can be—pandemic lockdowns, worldwide inflation, and the economic threat of trade disputes… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024Repairs in 2024
When LAWPRO is quickly alerted to potential claims, we can often rectify the problem, and prevent loss and further lawsuits from arising. Our counsel know how to best address issues such as rectification of wills, restoration of lawsuits to the trial list, extension of notice periods, and other repairable matters. Here are a few examples… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024Defending lawyers in court in 2024
Despite attempts to resolve claims without litigation, sometimes court is inevitable. Every year, LAWPRO steps in to defend licensees from unwarranted lawsuits and accusations. Here are a few examples of defences successfully advanced by LAWPRO in 2024 on behalf of insureds. Real estate – Allegations against lawyers for mortgagees by the mortgagors Lawyers hold a… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024Caring about our community in 2024
Corporate Social Responsibility at LAWPRO is informed by a spirit of community and accountability, while acknowledging that we are governed and profoundly shaped by our unique role as the provider of the primary professional liability insurance program for all lawyers in Ontario. Supporting our future legal community LAWPRO’s efforts and activities to support law students… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024PracticePRO in 2024
LAWPRO’s PracticePRO program provides risk management, claims prevention and law practice management information for lawyers in Ontario and beyond. Our resources, precedents and checklists help lawyers take proactive steps to avoid errors and omissions claims, and help grow successful and thriving practices. In 2024, practicePRO developed new CPDs, charts, and checklists to address the issues… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024Report on TitlePLUS in 2024
Four years ago, TitlePLUS revolutionized its offering- rewriting the residential title policy with simplified language and streamlined coverage, building and launching a cutting-edge application portal that is integrated with most conveyancing platforms and can issue a policy within minutes, while offering Legal Counsel Fees to lawyers for the work that they do to prepare and… Read More »
Categories: 2025 April- Year in Review 2024, Articles, TitlePLUSEmotional contagion and the civil lawyer
Charles Dickens’ 1853 novel Bleak House begins with an account of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, an endless legal case mired in the “mud and fog” of the English Chancery courts. As told by Dickens, Jarndyce was “about a will and the trusts under a will—or it was once. It’s about nothing but costs now…” The goals… Read More »
Categories: 2025 Feb - Emotional Contagion, Articles, Communications ErrorsManaging a better professional services firm
Managing a better professional services firm requires that you excel at providing superlative client service. Good technical skills and quality legal advice met the grade in the past but times have changed. The legal services marketplace is now more competitive than ever, and the competitors are not just other lawyers. Clients have become more demanding… Read More »
Categories: 2025 Feb - Emotional Contagion, Articles, Communications Errors, Firm Management