Notice to Members – Fraudulent Scams
Lawyers in all areas of practice continue to be the frequent targets of bad cheque scams. These scams involve debt collections, business loans, IP licensing disputes or spousal support payments....
Read More...Lawyers in all areas of practice continue to be the frequent targets of bad cheque scams. These scams involve debt collections, business loans, IP licensing disputes or spousal support payments....
Read More...The “Ransomware” computer virus has been active within our legal community. The virus is usually spread by infected email attachments or website links. It will scramble all the data and...
Read More...Report all Insurance Claims before June 30, 2015 The Law Society Member’s insurance policy is a “claims-made” policy. Accordingly, the focus is on when the claim is made and reported,...
Read More...Lawyers in Newfoundland and Labrador have mandatory insurance coverage of $1 million. Recent claims experience demonstrates that $1 million in insurance coverage may not be sufficient, especially when the mandatory...
Read More...As you are all aware, it is illegal for any person in Canada, including members of the legal profession, to knowingly participate in crimes involving money laundering or terrorist financing....
Read More...The Law Society has recently become aware of the unauthorized electronic access of a firm’s trust account by an outside source. An investigation by the financial institution’s Fraud Investigation Services...
Read More...Below is an article from LawPro’s February edition of “Avoid a Claim Blog”. Even in Newfoundland and Labrador, we continue to see email scams being sent to our members. 20...
Read More...Back issues of the Loss Prevention Bulletin are available in PDF format on the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association website. Follow the link below for the full content of Issue 60. Bulletin
Read More...Below is a sample of the most recent fraudulent email scams. You will also find a list of names associated to the various types of email scams which continue to...
Read More...The Law Society Member’s insurance policy is a “claims-made” policy. Accordingly, the focus is on when the claim is made and reported, not on the year in which services are...
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