ADR
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November 29, 2023
Lavery adds two litigators to team
Lavery Lawyers welcomed Marc-André Landry and Joël Larouche to its litigation and dispute resolution team.
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November 28, 2023
Procurement ombudsman releases 2022-23 annual report, sees progress in ADR
The Federal Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic released the annual report for 2022-23, summarizing the ombud’s activities from April 1 to March 31, tabled in Parliament by Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos on Oct. 16.
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November 16, 2023
Law group lobbies for ‘avenues to justice’ beyond criminal prosecutions for sexual violence
The unmet needs of sexual assault complainants in criminal prosecutions – who seek healing, reparations and control — are fuelling growing demand for non-criminal “avenues to justice” focused both on improving survivors’ experiences in the aftermath of sexual violence and on promoting accountability and rehabilitation for perpetrators, according to a new research report by the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).
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November 07, 2023
New SCC Justice Moreau ‘very intelligent, incredibly hard working, fair,’ lawyers say
Criminal and civil litigators in Alberta say Justice Mary Moreau, former leader of their busy superior trial court and newly appointed to a Western seat on the Supreme Court of Canada, established a “stellar” track record as a lawyer, judge and chief justice in her home province.
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November 03, 2023
Moreau CJ was on ‘short list’ of only 2 bilingual SCC candidates, despite feds mandating 3-5 names
The “short list” of candidates the independent advisory board on Supreme Court appointments handed the government last month had only two names on it as the advisory board did not identify enough “qualified and functionally bilingual” candidates to discharge the Liberal government’s mandate obliging the board to provide Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with “at least three to five names” of candidates to fill the Western/Northern vacancy for which Alberta Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Mary Moreau was picked.
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October 18, 2023
Strategic co-ordinated litigation, clear public messaging can help combat antisemitism, lawyers say
Galvanized by growing bigotry, hate and violence directed at Jews here and abroad, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) is ramping up its legal fight against antisemitism, including honing its public messaging and inviting lawyers to volunteer with a CIJA legal task force that works to conceptualize, co-ordinate and carry out strategic litigation in defence of Jewish people.
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October 16, 2023
B.C. court rejects judicial review of tenants’ $21K rent entitlement award
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application for judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision under the Residential Tenancy Act which found that the tenants were entitled to one year’s rent.
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October 16, 2023
Human mediators vs. artificial intelligence | Avril Hasselfield
Can my job be replaced with artificial intelligence (AI)? Can AI do my job better than me? Can AI do my job faster than me? As more and more AI programing is producing impressive and lightning-fast results, the world is starting to wonder if there will be limits to its abilities and if it is always appropriate.
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September 29, 2023
Law schools disclose common concerns, diverse takes on regulating GenAI use by students, faculty
Law schools have stepped up efforts in the 2023/2024 academic year to help the next generation of lawyers understand and capitalize on ChatGPT’s emergence, while also teaching law students to critically evaluate – and competently and ethically use – generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in the classroom and in their future law career.
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September 28, 2023
French-language law faculties grappling with new breed of generative AI tools
Nearly a year after the emergence of a new breed of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were thrust into public consciousness, with the program ChatGPT leading the charge, French-language law faculties in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are still grappling over their far-reaching potential impacts on teaching and learning in higher education.