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WHO WE ARE
The Law Commission of Ontario is Ontario’s leading law reform agency. The LCO provides independent, balanced and authoritative advice on complex legal policy issues. Our work promotes access to justice and contributes to public debate.
Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms
The LCO’s class actions project is the first independent, evidence-based, and comprehensive review of class actions in Ontario since the enactment of the Class Proceedings Act in 1993. The project will provide an independent and practical analysis of class actions in Ontario.
Defamation Law in the Internet Age
The LCO’s project is the most comprehensive analysis of Ontario’s defamation law framework to date. The project is examining the underlying purpose and function of defamation law and how defamation law should be updated to account for “internet speech,” including social media, blogs, internet platforms and digital media.
Improving the Last Stages of Life
The Improving the Last Stages of Life project considers how the law shapes the rights, choices, and quality of life for persons who are dying and those who support them.
Past Projects
The LCO is hiring a research lawyer
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) seeks a full-time research lawyer for a one-year contract that may be extended. The deadline to apply is September 7, 2018.
The LCO is hiring law student researchers for the fall/winter 2018/2019 academic term
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is accepting applications for student researchers for the fall/winter 2018-2019 academic term. Successful applicants will work with the LCO from September 2018 – April 2019. The deadline to apply [...]
The Lawyers Daily: Role of intermediaries needs to be redefined in defamation law reform, panel says
Read the latest article on the Defamation Law in the Internet Age Conference here. For more information on our Defamation Law in the Internet Age project, and to read more about the Conference, please click [...]
International Association of Defense Counsel pushes for class action reform in Ontario
International Association of Defense Counsel pushes for class action reform in Ontario