A key determinant both of coverage provided by the LawPRO policy under the Law Society's insurance program, and of whether liability could spread beyond the individual lawyer - policyholder, is the nature of the error or
omission giving rise to a claim.
Not exact matches
Humor Rainbow reserves the right, at its sole discretion,
to seek and obtain any other remedies available
to it pursuant
to any applicable laws and regulations or at equity as a result of your breach of these Terms of Use or any other act or
omission by you that
gives rise to a
claim by Humor Rainbow.
Not aware of any alleged act, error,
omission or any disagreement with any current or former client which might reasonably
give rise to a
claim or suit.
Don't forget that s. 5 (2) of the Limitations Act, 2002 imposes a presumption that plaintiffs are aware of the facts
giving rise to their
claims on the day the act or
omission took place, unless the contrary is proved.
Then if he reported it, it should be covered as long as it was the date of loss, the act, error, or
omission that
gave rise to that
claim occurred on or after that retroactive date.
The Court upheld a decision of The Law Society of Manitoba's Discipline Panel finding a lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for, inter alia, failing
to give notice
to the Director of Insurance of the Law Society as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any acts or
omissions that might
give rise to a
claim.
More on point for most of the court cases in this area, the Committee explained that «whether an attorney has an obligation
to disclose a mistake
to a client will depend *** on all relevant facts, such as whether the error or
omission gives rise to a colorable malpractice
claim, is capable of correction or is injurious
to a client.»
The application form will generally request current and historical financial information, details of the experience of the directors and officers, the
claims history of the corporation, plans for acquisitions or securities issuances, and any prior knowledge of acts or
omissions likely
to give rise to a
claim.
If an application overcomes the hurdles in CA 2006, s 263 (2) the court will then take into account the discretionary factors set out in s 263 (3) which states: «(3) In considering whether
to give permission (or leave) the court must take into account, in particular --(a) whether the member is acting in good faith in seeking
to continue the
claim; (b) the importance that a person acting in accordance with section 172 (duty
to promote the success of the company) would attach
to continuing it; (c) where the cause of action results from an act or
omission that is yet
to occur, whether the act or
omission could be, and in the circumstances would be likely
to be --(i) authorised by the company before it occurs, or (ii) ratified by the company after it occurs; (d) where the cause of action arises from an act or
omission that has already occurred, whether the act or
omission could be, and in the circumstances would be likely
to be, ratified by the company; (e) whether the company has decided not
to pursue the
claim; (f) whether the act or
omission in respect of which the
claim is brought
gives rise to a cause of action that the member could pursue in his own right rather than on behalf of the company.»