Pulse
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October 08, 2024
2 Polley Faith articling students return as associates
Polley Faith LLP recently announced that articling students Yuliya Mykhaylychenko and Zachary Rosen had returned to the firm as associates.
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October 08, 2024
Reliance on artificial intelligence: Could it stymie the growth of law?
Regardless of one’s personal view of the topic, it is undeniable that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the future of law, as it will much of the rest of society.
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October 08, 2024
There oughta be a law | Norman Douglas
How many laws are there? Let me think … no wait. I’m writing this. You think.
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October 07, 2024
Post-quantum cybersecurity in law firms | Fatima Manzoor
Computer science has attracted excessive discussions over the past few years, especially within the legal sector. Technological evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) and other similar technologies continue to impact the legal industry in countless ways, including, but not restricted to, automation of administrative tasks, enabling AI-driven case evaluations and enhancing research and review capabilities. As the law continues to evolve, more sophisticated methodologies are expected to emerge, furthering the transformation of legal practice.
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October 07, 2024
Efficacy versus efficiency: Grappling with AI use in a teaching clinic | Lilian Bahgat
Teaching clinics have long prided themselves on ensuring law students learn practical skills while serving the marginalized members of their community. So how do you guide law students in their use of an evolving technology such as Artificial Intelligence? And how do you set up guardrails for ensuring proper supervision of these tools?
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October 07, 2024
3 new associates join Dickinson Wright in Toronto
Dickinson Wright LLP recently announced the addition of Sabrina Fracassi, Talya Bertler and Zachary Cooper as associates in the firm’s Toronto offices.
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October 07, 2024
An Innocence Canada humble brag | Ron Dalton
Last Wednesday, Oct. 2, some 300 friends and supporters of Innocence Canada and the International Wrongful Conviction Day Committee gathered at the Ontario Bar Association facility in Toronto to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Wrongful Conviction Day.
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October 07, 2024
A tale of two law firms | Murray Gottheil
Let me tell you about two law firms.
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October 04, 2024
SCC affirms air passenger compensation regs are valid; expert int’l law evidence can be admissible
In an important judgment on evidence and air passenger rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that judges have the discretion to admit expert evidence on international law so long as the threshold admissibility criteria in R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, are met.
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October 04, 2024
Cops guilty of foul play? | Marcel Strigberger
Why did the chicken cross the road? Obviously to nab motorists who were not yielding the right of way to pedestrians.