Below is a sample of the most recent fraudulent email scam. You will also find a list of names associated to the various types of email scams which continue to...

This edition features two articles: “Limiting Missed Limitation Claims” provides pointers on how to avoid becoming a missed limitation period insurance claims statistic and “Ten Tips for Safe Pro Bono”...

Until now, the Professionals’ Assistance Program has been jointly sponsored by the Law Society and the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. Recently the relationship ended and the Law Society decided...

Lawyers in Newfoundland and Labrador have mandatory insurance coverage of $1 million. Recent claims experience demonstrates that for many members, $1 million in insurance coverage is no longer sufficient, especially...

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...

Will-drafting is an area of legal practice that demands extremely careful attention to detail. Decisions in this area make it clear that even where a will is well-drafted and is...

Potential insurance claims are to be reported by completing and faxing to the Lawyers Insurance Program a CLIA Claim Reporting Form. The form is attached for your information. A member...

MORTGAGE FRAUD – RED FLAGS The mortgage advance exceeds the balance due on closing. Credits which are not referenced in the purchase agreement or in amendments to the purchase agreement...

Dear Members: Attached you will find the several stages of a scam currently being proposed to our members, beginning with initial email contact and then followed by elaborations. This correspondence...

Your Professional Liability Insurance and Cyber Coverage Your Lawyers’ Professional Liability Insurance Group Policy with the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA), which covers all insured lawyers in Newfoundland, has what...