The purpose of succession planning, according to LIANS Risk and Practice Management Advisor Deborah E. Gillis, Q.C. is to:
In her March 2010 Law Practice Today article Why Succession Planning Is Important: Specific Goals to Consider, Ms Gillis addresses a number of practical issues that lawyers need to consider in planning for succession. The Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association provides loss prevention information solely for the benefit of CLIA insured lawyers. The content and links provided in Loss Prevention eBytes are intended as resources to qualified lawyers who should exercise due care and their professional judgment in adapting or making use of any content.
What should you do if funds arrive into your trust account with no explanation? Though this seems an unlikely event, it can (and does) happen. In her January 2010 article, Dealing with Unexplained Deposits to your Trust Account, LIANS Risk and Practice Management Advisor Deborah E. Gillis, Q.C. describes just such a circumstance and provides prudent step-by-step tips on how firms ought to deal with this situation. The Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association provides loss prevention information solely for the benefit of CLIA insured lawyers. The content and links provided in Loss Prevention eBytes are intended as resources to qualified lawyers who should exercise due care and their professional judgment in adapting or making use of any content.
A new Limitation of Actions Act will come into effect in New Brunswick on May 1, 2010. Commentary on the legislation prepared by New Brunswick's Office of the Attorney General in January 2009, is available at: http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/pdf/56/3/Limitations-e.pdf The Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association provides loss prevention information solely for the benefit of CLIA insured lawyers. The content and links provided in Loss Prevention eBytes are intended as resources to qualified lawyers who should exercise due care and their professional judgment in adapting or making use of any content.
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