Information Technology
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July 24, 2023
Eyes turn to Supreme Court of Canada’s western vacancy after close of applications
Before applications for the Supreme Court of Canada’s western and northern vacancy closed July 21, Law360 Canada spoke with lawyers, judges and academics about which qualified jurists might be appointed to the seat on the top court vacated last month by former justice Russell Brown.
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July 21, 2023
Firms must ‘move quickly’ as feds’ Tech Talent Strategy gains ‘momentum,’ lawyer says
The recently launched Tech Talent Strategy has been drawing attention after the stream dedicated to 10,000 H-1B visa holders from the U.S. was maxed out 24 hours after it opened. Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, noted that while artificial intelligence (AI) is the “new frontier,” there are a lot of other areas growing in the tech space that lawyers should keep in mind as Canada reaches out for top tech talent.
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July 19, 2023
Legal experts question trailblazing AI disclosure directives from Canadian courts
Legal experts in professional ethics and computer science are questioning the recent trailblazing moves of two Canadian trial courts that issued novel practice directions requiring lawyers and litigants to disclose to the bench any use of “artificial intelligence” (AI) in their legal research and court submissions.
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July 18, 2023
Court finds it has territorial competence in case where alleged contract breach occurred in Belgium
The British Columbia Supreme Court has refused a Belgian university’s application to dismiss or stay a software company’s action against it. The defendant argued that the court did not have territorial competence in the case of an alleged breach of a licensing agreement entered in 2002.
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July 18, 2023
Ontario investing $166M in digital justice platform
Ontario is investing $166 million in an initiative to deliver more legal services online, which would replace paper-based procedures with a digital platform to support access to the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice.
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July 18, 2023
CABL launches ‘first-of-its kind’ survey to study experience of Black lawyers in Canada
The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) has launched a “first-of-its-kind study to examine the experiences of Black lawyers in Canada.” The organization’s current and past president both hope it will be the “beginning of a conversation” and encourage collaboration across the profession.
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July 14, 2023
‘Confounding’ that business licence numbers are personal information, but addresses are not: judge
A lawyer representing B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner (IPC) is planning to appeal a recent court decision that she says places a “considerable burden” on the commissioner’s office in terms of notice requirements.
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July 13, 2023
Chief justice says disclosure directive aims at generative AI-aided legal research, submissions
As Canada’s courts and tribunals consider what oversight they might give to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal proceedings, the country’s smallest superior trial court has forged ahead with a broad practice directive requiring lawyers and litigants to inform Yukon’s Supreme Court of any reliance on AI in their preparation of legal research or court submissions.
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July 13, 2023
Lawyers’ use of augmented reality
The start of the pandemic marked a significant turning point for technological adaptation within the legal realm. The incorporation of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and more recently, augmented reality (AR), has unlocked possibilities that are virtually limitless in both scope and scale.
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July 11, 2023
Mulroney’s call to bar, KC designation a ‘mockery,’ process should be reviewed, lawyers say
As Ontario reintroduced the honorary title of King’s counsel (KC), one name on the list of those receiving the designation stood out: former attorney general Caroline Mulroney. Minister Mulroney was called to the Ontario bar just days before the designation was given, leading many in the profession to raise concerns with the process surrounding the awarding of the title.