{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-ts","path":"/lawyers-liable-for-damages-for-failing-to-have-consulting-agreement-executed/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Clausehound Blog","author":"Joshua Koudys"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"4e85f3d2-d34a-50ce-ad81-45a9dc9ba728","excerpt":"Sometimes, one mistake leads to another. A Toronto law firm was recently hit with a $40,000 damages award for failing to advise their former client that she…","html":"<p>Sometimes, one mistake leads to another. A Toronto law firm was recently hit with a $40,000 damages award for failing to advise their former client that she consider receiving advice on how to invest the $1.1 million they held in trust for her. But that was not the end of the story. The law firm also neglected to attend to even the most basic legal ‘details’ surrounding a consulting agreement entered into by the client.</p>\n<p>A pharmacy owner in a small town sold the pharmacy to <em>Shopper’s Drug Mart</em> and agreed to a <strong>consulting contract</strong> to help with the transition. The consulting agreement stipulated that the contract could be terminated only by registered letter. The consultant took a day off and was advised by her lawyer that the company had terminated her contract. It was at that point that her lawyer advised her that the company was not in breach of the contract because… it had never signed the agreement! The lawyer was found liable for negligence, and damages were awarded for failing to advise the client that she needed to give directions about investing funds held in trust by the law firm, and for failing to finalize a lease agreement for a software assignment.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/toronto-law-firm-hit-with-40000-damages-for-negligence/272517#:~:text=Toronto%20law%20firm%20Bennett%20Best,funds%20it%20held%20for%20her.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read the article here.</a></p>\n<h3>Takeaway:</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the parties execute the contract.</li>\n</ul>","frontmatter":{"title":"Lawyers Liable for Damages for Failing to have Consulting Agreement Executed","date":"June 24, 2015","description":"Sometimes, one mistake leads to another. 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Rajah is a legal technologist and technology lawyer who is, together with the Clausehound team, capturing and sharing lawyer expertise, building deal negotiation libraries, teaching negotiation in classrooms, and automating negotiation with software.","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1,"src":"/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/bdd4d/Rajah.jpg","srcSet":"/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/2b9ee/Rajah.jpg 80w,\n/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/e5d64/Rajah.jpg 160w,\n/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/bdd4d/Rajah.jpg 320w,\n/static/d7bbad08c257f3987a4a5710553e9e17/6e63d/Rajah.jpg 400w","sizes":"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px"}}}},"tags":["Consulting Agreement","Performance Standards","Human Resources","Rajah"]}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/lawyers-liable-for-damages-for-failing-to-have-consulting-agreement-executed/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/can-consumers-be-forced-into-an-arbitration-agreement-by-liking-a-brand-on-facebook-and-receiving-a-coupon/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Can Consumers Be Forced into an Arbitration Agreement by 'Liking' a Brand on Facebook and Receiving a Coupon?","tags":["Dispute Resolution","Informal Discussions","Dispute Resolution","Rajah"],"author":{"id":"rajah@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Rajah","last":"Lehal"}}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/indemnity-may-be-limited-to-a-limited-period-of-time/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Indemnity May Be Limited to a Limited Period of Time","tags":["Asset Purchase Agreement","Indemnity","Commercial Activities","Rajah"],"author":{"id":"rajah@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Rajah","last":"Lehal"}}}}}}