Reasons require active engagement with the evidence plus defending the Rule of Law

A recent case on the limits of advocacy by a tribunal member after appointment

Now an award-winning newsletter, plus restrictions on post-employment appearances before tribunals

And so here we are – New Year’s Eve 2025, the end of an extraordinary and turbulent year whose passage many of us will be happy to celebrate, as we equally fervently welcome the hope and potential …

As well, some New Year's Resolutions - some for others and some for me

“Reserves do not improve with age. The longer a decision sits unwritten, the heavier it becomes.” When the Honourable Deena Baltman (retired) offered this observation during a recent continuing profes...

By: Gideon Christian Cases Commented On: Dosu v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, 2025 ONSC 6496 (CanLII); Dosu v Human Rights of Ontario, 2025 ONSC 6509 (CanLII) PDF Version: A Court Divided: What…

A look at new guidance on confidentiality and AI from the United Kingdom and yet another case on adjournment requests

There has been renewed interest in recent years in the theory of administrative law. As I commented a few years ago: It seems to me that it is no accident that contemporary administrative law scholars...

Your hands aren’t just accessories to your words. They’re one of the most powerful tools you have to make your ideas resonate.

It’s December first and that of course means it’s time to open up Clawbies nominations! And because we are getting set to issue our 20th edition of the awards, we called in for reinforcements! The 201...

New cases on when a failure to have a transcript is not fatal, and how decision-makers can use non-binding opinions by the courts

Comments from recent presentations, plus case briefs on vexatious litigants, referring to the wrong statute and cautions on using active adjudication

Independent Media Matters. Now More Than Ever CKCU's 2025 Funding Drive | Celebrating 50 Years October 24 to November 9 Goal: $193,100 For 50 years, CKCU has been a trusted voice in our community. We ...

Denying a second adjournment - how to approach the request

Guidance for lawyers on generative AI use consistently urges careful verification of outputs. One popular framing advises treating AI as a “first-year associate”—smart and keen, but inexperienced and needing supervision. In this column, I take the position that, while this framing helpfully encourages caution, it obscures how generative AI can be deceptive in ways that make it fundamentally dissimilar to an inexperienced first-year associate. How is AI deceptive? In short, generative AI can fail in unpredictable ways and sometimes in ways that mimic reliability, making errors harder to detect than those flowing from simple inexperience. Before elaborating, three important caveats . . . [more] The post Deceptive Dynamics of Generative AI: Beyond the “First-Year Associate” Framing appeared first on Slaw.

I’m frequently asked to track down cases that lawyers can’t find. Most of the time the problem is an incorrect citation, but sometimes the problem is that the (usually older) case isn’t available in any online databases or print reporters. I’m now running into a new challenge: does the case exist or is it an AI hallucination? I generally start with the assumption that the problem is an incorrect citation. In this situation, the most common issues are the misspelling of a party name or missing or incorrect numbers. I use multiple resources (e.g. CanLII, Lexis+, Westlaw Canada) and search . . . [more] The post Does This Case Really Exist? appeared first on Slaw.

Sir Geoffrey Vos on the questions we should be asking about AI and justice, plus a note on managing backlogs

Also, more on the risks of active adjudication

What duty does a decision-maker have? Stretching the boundaries of the duty of accommodation