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Login to watch this video if you have a subscription. Learn more about subscriptions.Accreditation Criteria 1.9 (Duty to report lawyer or paraglegal misconduct to Law Society in the context of the misue of Teraview credentials), ByLaw 7.1, section 6(2) (taks and functions that may not be assigned by a class L1 licensee – ie. Use of licencee’s assigned teraview security credentials), Rules of Professional Conduct 6.1 (electronic registration of title documents and signing e-reg documents). Topic will include discussion of current issues with misue of Teraview credentials, fraud and other related issues concerning electronic registration.
Accreditation Criteria 1.15 (required conduct of lawyers or paralegals arising from statute, legislation or other legal authorities), 2.3 (complying with client identification and verification requirements, 3.17 (technology in law or legal services practice).Topic to look at recent trend in using skype or video conferencing technology to meet with clients, verify id and witness and/or commission signatures viewed remotely as meeting the standard of documents being signed in your “presence” verus “before you” versus “physically present. Does this comply with statutory requirements (Commissioner for Taking Affidavits Act, LSO rules for verifying client id….).
Accreditation Criteria 1.4 (duty to act in good faith and avoid sharp practice), 1.8 (trust accounting), Rules of Professional Conduct 3.1 (Competence), 3.2 (Quality of Service – Red Flags in Real Estate Transactions), 7.2 (Responsibility to Lawyers and Others – Courtesy and Good Faith, Undertakings and Trust Conditions). Bylaw 9 Financial Transactions and Records. Topic to look in part at recent trends in the transmission of funds on closing (certified cheques versus direct deposits versus wire transfers) and whether they comply with LSO Bylaws and Rules of Professional Conduct. Topic to also look at recent trends in closing documents and delivery of keys and ultimatums on process being issued by some solicitors. What should we be doing.
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