The Information Technology
Practice Group is composed of
experienced lawyers from the independent
affiliated law firms that comprise
Canadian Litigation Counsel. These
lawyers and their firms are available to
work independently or, where instructed,
in collaboration with one another in the
rapidly developing area of e-commerce
and information technology risks. These
risks involve both first and third party
exposures.
First party risks include interruption
of service, destruction of data, software
and hardware, unauthorized system
access and theft of proprietary and
confidential information.
Third party risks include defamation,
invasion of privacy, sexual harassment,
professional liability, directors and
officers liability, trademark and copyright
infringement, and breach of contract.
The Information Technology
specialists provide three main areas of
legal service:
The individual lawyers of the
Information Technology Group are
available to provide advice on legal risk
management and loss prevention issues
including new developments in case law
and legislation as they pertain the areas
of e-commerce and information technology
risks, to participate in seminars and to
make presentations in these subject
areas.
A primary concern of the Insurer and
Insured is to what extent, if any,
e-commerce and information technology
risks fall within the scope of insurance
coverage. Since the independent affiliated
law firms of Canadian Litigation Counsel
specialize in providing insurance related
services, the lawyers specializing in
Information Technology have expertise in
coverage issues and are qualified to
provide:
- legal analysis of all of the relevant
primary, excess and umbrella policies in force with a view to
determining the coverage available
- analysis of coverage provisions prior to
issuance of the policy
- ongoing advice directed to upgrading
existing policy wordings
A critical element of concern is to
insure that the potential for Defence/
Recovery is given utmost priority from
first notification of a loss. This includes:
- early evaluation of the loss
- analysis of coverage provisions prior to
issuance of the policy
- the development and preservation of
relevant evidence
The independent affiliated firms of
Canadian Litigation Counsel are uniquely
positioned to provide Canada-wide legal
assistance with regard to all the elements
of e-commerce and information
technology claims and related coverage
issues.
