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Real estate lawyers: The buck stops with you

by LAWPRO

LAWPRO is seeing far too many real estate claims where the lawyers handling the deals are making or not catching fairly basic errors. Often these mistakes result from errors made by clerks – all or most of which the lawyer could’ve and should’ve caught. Common mistakes include: Not catching errors in legal descriptions Missing executions… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Clerical / Delegation, Practice Tips, Real Estate

Is Facebook secretly sharing what you are reading and watching?

by LAWPRO

During a recent phone call with one of my colleagues, we had a bit of a chuckle over a rather risqué and NSFW (not suitable for work) article that one of our mutual friends had apparently just read online. Think clothing-optional antics by a celebrity in Vegas. as it happened, a few minutes before our… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Legal Technology, Privacy, Tech Tips

Book reviews: iPad, iPad Apps and LinkedIn in One Hour for Lawyers

by LAWPRO

man holding tablet

Here are three new additions to the practicePRO Lending Library you can read in under an hour. Two cover the gadget everyone waits in line to buy, and the other a powerful (but often underused) tool for building your online professional contact network. iPad in One Hour for Lawyers by Tom Mighell. Published in 2011,… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Book Review, Legal Technology

$101 million in claims costs: Do we have your attention yet?

by LAWPRO

cover of May 2012 lawpro magazine

In this, the third annual review of LAWPRO operations, we’re taking a slightly different approach. You’ll notice that there are fewer words in many sections and more use of graphics to convey information. Why this change? Because a picture is worth a thousand words. And because now – more than ever – we need to… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Editorials

Hitting our stride: Fine-tuning service

by LAWPRO

Did you know that the LAWPRO customer service department handled over 23,000 individual pieces of correspondence in 2011? Each of our customer service representatives is trained to address a wide range of service issues, from accounts management to coverage inquiries to the referral of claims to our claims department. While we received roughly the same… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Year in Review

How remedial action by LAWPRO saves the bar millions

by LAWPRO

Timely efforts by LAWPRO to “repair” errors committed by lawyers save the Ontario bar millions of dollars every year. 1. Setting aside Registrars’ administrative dismissal orders (Rule 48) Defended actions (Rule 48.14): Judicial discretion to set aside dismissal is unpredictable Registrars’ orders dismissing actions under Rule 48 have become common. In some cases, we were… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Admin dismissals/Rule 48, Articles, Casebook, Civil Litigation

LAwPRO defends lawyers in diverse areas of practice

by LAWPRO

knight

While it may seem that a large number of LAwPRO claims arise from real estate transactions and routine personal injury litigation, we actually defend claims against a broad spectrum of Ontario lawyers – and in courts ranging from the small claims court to the Court of Appeal. Regardless of the forum or area of law,… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Casebook, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Family, Tax

TitlePLUS update: Careful management of risks, claims paves way for TitlePLUs program’s future

by LAWPRO

Managing risk: Rigorous underwriting The 2011 policy year marked a period of fine-tuning for the TitlePLUS title insurance program, now headed into its 15th anniversary year. Rising building compliance-related claims costs in recent years prompted our underwriters to make some underwriting changes in 2010 that were deemed prudent for the program’s long-term success. Subsequent additional… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, TitlePLUS

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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