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Real Estate Law Update 2025: Risks, Trends and Strategies

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Credits
Substantive: 1.5
90 minutes
Published
2025
Presenter(s)
Doug Bourassa
Rebecca Hockridge
Ray Leclair
Source
Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
90 minutes
Price
$419.00 plus tax
Includes Handouts

An informative online webinar featuring three leading experts in real estate law. They will share valuable insights into recent legal developments, risk management practices, and notable case law. 

  • Rebecca Hockridge, Director of Titles, will present “LRO: In the Know.” She will provide an update on key developments in land registration over the past year and offer a preview of upcoming changes.
  • Raymond Leclair, Vice President of Public Affairs at LAWPRO, will speak on two essential topics:
    • "Do You Have a Credit or Dollars in Your Trust Account?" – Guidance on properly managing trust account balances.
    • "Fraud and Other Practice Tips to Avoid a Claim" – Practical strategies to help avoid professional liability claims.
  • Doug Bourassa, Partner at Torkin Manes LLP, will present “Cases of Note from 2025: Kosicki v. Toronto (City) and Jackson v. Rosenberg,” discussing the key takeaways and implications for real estate practitioners.

Presenters

Doug Bourassa

Doug BourassaChaitons LLP Acting on behalf of both institutional and private lenders, Doug’s practice focuses primarily on real estate litigation with an emphasis on secured creditor recovery and real estate fraud. He is highly regarded by clients and colleagues alike for his expertise in mortgage remedies. Doug was called to the Bar in 2005 after completing his law degree at the University of Western Ontario. Throughout his career, he has maintained a strong focus on the area of mortgage enforcement. Not only is he a sought-after speaker on the topic, most notably at the Annual Real Estate Law Summit, he has also authored numerous articles and papers on a variety of issues related to mortgage enforcement. Outside of the office, Doug makes it a practice to give back to the community. In 2008, for example, he received the Volunteer of the Year award from the Ontario Lawyers Assistance Program, and from 2009-2016 he was a Director of the Renascent Fellowship, a substance abuse treatment facility in Ontario.

Rebecca Hockridge

Ray Leclair

Ray Leclair

Ray Leclair joined Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LawPRO) in June of 2008 in the role of Vice President, TitlePLUS, and as of May, 2012 became Vice President, Public Affairs, responsible for government relations efforts at LawPRO.

Formerly General Counsel for the Kanata Research Park Corporation, a development company and major commercial landlord in Ottawa, Ray has practised in both major national law firms and as a sole practitioner, and was a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa Law School and Cité Collégiale instructing the French language portion of the real estate law course. He also served for 15 years as the Ottawa senior instructor for the French and English Real Estate Sections of the Bar Admission Course and member of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Solicitor Advisory Group, Licensing Process.

Called to the bar in 1984, Ray is Past-Chair and remains an active participant of both the National Real Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association and of the Real Property Section of the Ontario Bar Association, past Co-Chair and remains a member of the Working Group on Lawyers & Real Estate, and President of the Ontario Real Estate Lawyers Association (ORELA).  Former member of the Ontario Bar Association Council, past executive member of CBA’s National Sections Council, past member of its budget committee and formerly Vice President of the North American Bar-related® Title Insurers, past President of the Advisory Committee for the Cité Collégiale Legal Assistants Program. Ray volunteered as Manager of the fundraiser TOM* MensFashion4Hope and a VIP & Sponsor Relations Officer for semi-annual Toronto Men’s Fashion Week (TOM*). Ray is and has been a frequent speaker/presenter, in French or English, in numerous programs on various real estate and other law related topics in Canada and the United States.

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