Four Tips for Curing the Common Claim 1. Document your client’s decision not to pursue viable causes of action for ‘personal’ reasons. What if your client tells you not to name as a defendant the company his wife works for, but then gets a divorce? Will you be able to prove that he instructed you...

We know of a few law firms that recently had their entire computer system infected with ransomware where they were blocked from accessing their computers, client lists, emails, financial information and other digital files until they paid a ransom in Bitcoin. The cause of the breach was likely a lawyer or employee clicking on a...

The purpose of the Risk Assessment Visit is to offer firms, especially solo and small firms (2-5 members) a free, confidential service to assist in identifying areas of risk that have potential to result in claims under the Lawyers’ Insurance Programme. The Visit is designed to be a constructive, friendly, confidential meeting that can identify and remediate...

Please be advised that your 2021-2022 Professional Liability Insurance Policy is now available upon emailing a request to Janice Ringrose, Insurance & Risk Manager at insurance@lsnl.ca

On behalf of your Professional Assistance Program (PAP) provider, Homewood Health is pleased to provide the following newsletter  “My Wellness” (August, 2021). In this article you will find information about how important and necessary it is to focus on yourself and what you can do to achieve better overall wellness, mentally, physically and socially. If...

The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is a subscribing member of the Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA) a reciprocal insurance exchange established in 1988. CLIA provides a long-term professional liability insurance solution for the legal profession in Canada. Through CLIA, each practising insured lawyer has mandatory Errors and Omissions insurance with a limit of...

Date: June 17, 2021 As we continue to navigate the global pandemic, many have become numb or indifferent to the challenges we face and manage on a daily basis. For many, we’ve entered a state of rinse and repeat with a lack of simple motivation or enthusiasm. This state of stagnation with feelings of emptiness...

The deadline to report any insurance claims is June 30, 2021. The current professional liability insurance policy for practicing members expires on June 30, 2021. This means that before June 30, you must report any potential problems that you know about now which might possibly, at some point in the future, give rise to an...

An insurance claim arising from failure to know or apply the law can occur when a lawyer does not have sufficient or current knowledge of the law for the matter on which they are retained. Roughly 11% of the Lawyers’ Insurance Programme’s claim files result from this shortcoming. It is important to be certain you...

“Pandemic life has illuminated the need to focus on improving wellness.” On behalf of your Professional Assistance Program (PAP) provider, Homewood Health is pleased to provide the following newsletter “My Wellness” (April, 2021). In this article you will find information about how important and necessary it is to focus on yourself and what you can...