Category: LAWPRO Magazine
2015 coverage for lawyers in private practice
Standard insurance coverage The base program Eligibility: Required of all lawyers providing services in private practice. Coverage limit: $1 million per claim/$2 million in the aggregate (i.e., for all claims made in 2017), applicable to claim expenses, indemnity payments and/or costs of repairs together. Reminder – Cybercrime coverage sublimit: The 2015 insurance program includes a… Read More »
Categories: 2014 October - Insurance Issue 2015, Articles, Errors & Omissions2015 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: 2014 October - Insurance Issue 2015, Articles, Errors & OmissionsAre you covered for a big claim? Consider LAWPRO Excess Insurance
With your Law Society insurance renewing January 1, it is a good time to consider your firm’s excess needs. Remember that the limits on LAWPRO’s primary program are $1 million per claim/$2 million in the aggregate. Could any of your matters lead to a malpractice claim of more than $1 million? Don’t forget to include… Read More »
Categories: 2014 October - Insurance Issue 2015, Articles, Excess, Excess insurance2015: Fifth year of premium stability
LAWPRO celebrates 20 years operating primary program Quick summary: base premium for 2015: $3,350 (unchanged since 2011) expanded range of programs approved for LAWPRO Risk Management Credit (RMC) paralegal partners now eligible for RMC savings expanded policy definitions for “employee” and “prescribed penalties” clarification of coverage for the work of non-licensee professionals in Multidisciplinary partnerships… Read More »
Categories: 2014 October - Insurance Issue 2015, Articles, Errors & OmissionsExemption eligibility for “employed” lawyers
A common fallacy is that all lawyers who work in a corporate, government, education or municipal setting will be entitled to an exemption from the requirement to pay LAWPRO premiums for the Law Society’s mandatory insurance program. Depending on the employment relationship and the nature of the work, this may not be true. To qualify… Read More »
Categories: 2014 October - Insurance Issue 2015, Articles, Errors & Omissions, LAWPRO policyAmendments to Rule 48 bring major changes to administrative dismissals
Significant changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure relating to administrative dismissals appear in Ontario Regulation 170/14, published in the September 6, 2014 Ontario Gazette. Specifically, the existing Rules 48.14 (Action not on trial list) and 48.15 (Action abandoned) were revoked, and a new Rule 48.14 (Dismissal of an action for delay) was substituted in… Read More »
Categories: 2014 October - Insurance Issue 2015, Admin dismissals/Rule 48, Articles, Civil LitigationPast 40 years marked by a changing mix of lawyers
Ontario’s legal profession has experienced significant changes over the last 40 years. In the mid-1970s a critical mass of women began joining the profession in record numbers. Then, in the 1980s, lawyers from Aboriginal, Francophone and equality-seeking communities began entering the profession. Today, the province’s legal profession continues to grow and evolve at a rapid… Read More »
Categories: 2014 September Diversity, Articles, Diversity, FeaturesCultural competence: An essential skill in an increasingly diverse world
With each passing day, the legal profession becomes ever more diverse. That diversity brings challenges and opportunities. LAWPRO turned to diversity specialist Ritu Bhasin, Founder and President of bhasin consulting inc., for practical advice about the steps that lawyers and firms can take to welcome lawyers regardless of their personal and cultural identity characteristics, and… Read More »
Categories: 2014 September Diversity, Articles, Diversity, FeaturesPaths to success: As varied as the lawyers who follow them
“Diversity” describes the characteristics of a group. When we examine how diversity influences the profession as a whole, it’s easy to lose sight of the experience of being an individual lawyer, with specific identity characteristics, practising law in Ontario. While cultural sensitivity benefits all lawyers, what is it like to practice law when, at least… Read More »
Categories: 2014 September Diversity, Articles, Diversity, Features, Legal CareersManage malpractice risk by recognizing cultural diversity
In the social realm, cultural differences can be awkward for those on both sides; but in the context of legal services, cross-cultural misunderstandings and other culture-related factors can occasionally lead to malpractice claims against lawyers. The good news: claims with a cultural component are easily preventable as they tend to reflect certain recurring themes. One… Read More »
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