Year in Review – A year of boutiques and behemoths
Omar Ha-Redeye’s column in the Lawyers Weekly covered the changing legal landscape in the year in review focus.
Interviews include:
My Lawyer Dad
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- Fall US Legal Research Update November 19, 2024I am still recovering from our U.S. election which seemed to last forever and is not completely finished yet. As a retired federal employee, I worry about the safety and security of my colleagues back in DC. We were required to be nonpartisan and were unable to contribute to candidates or do any electioneering. The […]
- CJC AI Guidelines for Canadian Courts Leave Room for Improvement November 18, 2024The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has released its “Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Courts” (CJC Guidelines), which represent a significant step towards integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the Canadian justice system. This article evaluates the CJC Guidelines, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and potential implications. Given my experience drafting similar guidelines, I […]
- Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ November 17, 2024Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec. PÉNAL (DROIT) : La règle […]
- Book Review: Indigenous Justice: True Cases by Judges, Lawyers, and Law Enforcement Professionals November 14, 2024Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Indigenous Justice: True Cases by Judges, Lawyers, and Law […]
- The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: Access to Justice Denied November 13, 2024November 12, 2024 The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: Access to Justice Denied Reposted with permission. Original Post: Kathy Laird and Lorne Slotnick, “The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: Access to Justice Denied” (Tribunal Watch Ontario, November 12, 2024), online: https://tribunalwatch.ca/2024/the-human-rights-tribunal-of-ontario-access-to-justice-denied/ Quick Summary Ontario’s human rights system has become a nightmare for people who seek […]