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The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is accepting applications for student researchers for the summer 2020 term.
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is accepting applications for student researchers for the summer 2020 term. Successful applicants will work with the LCO from May – August 2020, with a potential opportunity for employment [...]
Read the latest review by Gowling WLG on the Defamation Law in the Internet Age final report.
Read the latest review by Gowling WLG on the Defamation Law in the Internet Age final report here.
LCO Launches Final Report: Defamation Law in the Internet Age
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) today releases a major new report, Defamation Law in the Internet Age. Defamation law balances two conflicting values: protection of reputation and freedom of expression. The LCO report considers [...]
Globe and Mail: Proposed changes to Ontario’s class-action laws would make it harder to sue corporations and government, experts say
An article regarding the proposed class actions reforms in Bill 161 was recently published in the Globe and Mail, and features comments from LCO Executive Director Nye Thomas. More information about the LCO's class actions [...]
LCO Board Chair, Andrew Pinto, Appointed to the Superior Court of Justice
The LCO is thrilled to announce that the Chair of our Board of Governors, Andrew Pinto, was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario on February 3, 2020. Our most sincere congratulations to [...]
LCO Seeks Part-Time Administrative Assistant
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) seeks a Part-Time Administrative Assistant to start in March 2020, for a contract ending April 30, 2021. There may be an opportunity for full time hours in the future [...]
LCO responds to Bill 161
The LCO has publicly released its response to the provincial government regarding Bill 161, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act. The LCO has provided comments on Bill 161’s provisions regarding class actions and small estates. [...]
Article on Slaw: Automated Decision-Making and the Civil and Administrative Justice System
The impact of Automated Decision-Making in the Civil and Administrative Justice System requires deliberate and considerate policy and legal guidance. Read the LCO's article in Slaw on these issues.
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Digital Rights
Algorithms, automated decision-making (ADM) and artificial intelligence (AI) are a new frontier for access to justice, human rights, dispute resolution and due process. The first phase of LCO’s multiyear Digital Rights project considers two areas of technology law reform that potentially affect all Ontarians: the use of algorithms in the justice system and consumer protection in the “digital marketplace.”
Indigenous Engagement – Last Stages of Life
The LCO is now preparing to establish a distinct engagement process to identify and hear about Indigenous laws and experiences in the last stages of life. This will take place in early 2019. This distinct Indigenous engagement process extends general LSL consultations conducted from June 2017 – May 2018.
Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms
The LCO’s Final Report, Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms 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 Final Report makes 47 recommendations to reform the CPA and related policies in a broad range of areas.
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.
Last Stages of Life
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.
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