LCO Impact! LCO Counsel Sue Gratton, Project Lead of the LCO’s Defamation Law in the Internet Age project, helped the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) draft the Uniform Non-consensual Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. This Act was recently adopted in PEI. See the Intimate Images Protection Act here.
Ideablawg has released commentary on the LCO Issue Paper on AI and Algorithms in Criminal Proceedings. See the piece here.
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is pleased to announce the appointments of three new members:The Honourable Paul S. Rouleau (representative for the Judiciary, effective November 12, 2020);Geneviève Painchaud (representative for the Law Society of Ontario, effective October 15, 2020);Jane N. Mallen (representative for the Ministry of the Attorney General, effective September 10, 2020). The LCO [...]
The LCO Issue Paper on AI and Algorithms in Criminal Proceedings is in the news. See the Law Times article here
The LCO today releases an important Issue Paper analyzing the potential use, impact and regulation of AI, algorithms and automated decision-making in Canadian criminal proceedings. The LCO’s paper, The Rise and Fall of Algorithms in American Criminal Justice: Lessons for Canada, is the first of three LCO Issue Papers considering AI, algorithms and automated decision-making in the [...]
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking two new members for its Board of Governors. The LCO is Ontario’s leading law reform agency. The LCO provides independent, balanced, and authoritative advice on complex and important legal issues. The LCO Board approves and oversees LCO projects/reports as well as the LCO policies, plans and budgets. Applicants must [...]
Raj Anand, Chair of the LCO Board of Governors, sent a letter to the Globe & Mail in response to the July 11, 2020 opinion piece by Marcus Gee, titled “These Revolutionary Times Have A Downside”.See the letter here.
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is excited to welcome the following law students to the LCO team this summer:Natasha Daley - University of Windsor, Faculty of LawAdrin Shojaie - University of Windsor, Faculty of LawAbhishek Chaudry - University of Windsor, Faculty of LawGeethanjali Selvam - University of Windsor, Faculty of LawErin Chochla - Bora [...]
The LCO Defamation in the Internet Age report is in the news. An Australian court just held Google liable for defamation. A recent article considers the LCO’s report as a path forward for reforming internet intermediary liability.
Read the latest article in the Law Times on the appointment of Raj Anand as Chair to the LCO Board of Governors.
