What Is A Professional Service?
One service a lawyer provides their clients is to, on their behalf, commence actions against others, three important parts of that service being …
Judgments Part 1: A Blessing, Or A Curse?
For your clients? Assuming they actually collect on them, a blessing. For lawyers? In terms of giving rise to potential claims – a curse. Because of two issues …
Judgments Part 2: Practical Considerations Of Judgments And The Lra
Following up on “Judgments Part 1: a Blessing, or a Curse?”, we refer to the recent decision of the NSSC as it discusses the interrelationship between the Land Registration Act and the judgment roll …
Fraud Alert: Ns Lawyers' Identities "spoofed"
New instances of an old identity and/or website spoofing scam continue to reported by Nova Scotia lawyers. The basics are these …
Nslap Wellness: How To Improve Employee Engagement And Motivation
In recent years, the workplace has witnessed a shift in how employees engage—or disengage—with their work. In this article, we explore what quiet quitting and quiet cracking mean, how they differ, and what organizations can do to strengthen engagement, motivation, and overall workplace well-being.
Self-represented Litigants Using Ai
One of the leading Canadian decisions on the use of generative AI to do legal research is Zhang v. Chen, 2024 BCSC 285, it becoming a common citation when dealing with AI generated hallucinated decisions, the Court stating …
Million-dollar Funds Transfer Fraud Twist In Bc
The following is an excerpt from a fraud alert recently posted to the Lawyers Indemnity Fund website (a division of the Law Society of British Columbia), with scenarios that could also threaten Nova Scotia lawyers “Million-dollar funds transfer fraud twist: Fraudulent verification” …
2026 Top Risk For Canada: Changes In Legislation
Allianz Insurance has just published its annual global risk barometer. For us in Canada, changes in legislation, which incorporates tariffs, new directives, sustainability requirements has, unsurprisingly, become the top risk.
Clia ‘not So Risky Business’ Roundup: January 2026
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Unauthorized Transfers From Trust And General Accounts
Please see the following Alert recently sent by LawPRO in Ontario to its insureds. Fraudsters were able to access several law firm trust and general accounts and transferred funds from them.
Lians' Peer Volunteer & Mentorship Programs
The LAP Committee is seeking Peer Volunteers, and the Mentorship Program seeks Mentors.