On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the LCO, in partnership with University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology, and Society, presented The ChatGPT Lawyer: Opportunities and Risks of Generative AI for the Legal Profession. In this one-hour webinar, LCO Executive Director Nye Thomas moderated the session and LCO Counsel Ryan Fritsch explained the impact of generative [...]
On March 8th, 2023, join the Law Commission of Ontario and the uOttawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society for a 60-minute panel discussion about ChatGPT, generative AI, access to justice, and the legal profession. This online discussion is free of charge. For further event information and to register, please see here.
Counsel Ramani Nadarajah and Project Head of the LCO's Environmental Accountability project will join other Ontario legal professionals as a speaker in the Ontario Bar Association’s upcoming legal conference on Municipal, Planning, and Environmental Law on February 10, 2023. Counsel Ramani will discuss the LCO's Consultation Paper on Environmental Bill of Rights reform. For registration and [...]
Counsel Susie Lindsay has been featured in the CBC article: Want a job? You'll have to convince our AI bot first. The article discusses AI in the job hiring process and Counsel Susie Lindsay discusses how AI has an impact on candidates. Click here to read the article.
The LCO is extending the deadline for written submissions for its Environmental Accountability project to Friday, January 13th, 2023. The LCO wants to consult with a broad array of stakeholders, including legal and environmental experts, government and justice system leaders, industry representatives, indigenous communities, and individual Ontarians interested in environmental issues. A complete list of [...]
The LCO is pleased to release its new Strategic Plan. The Plan commits the LCO to new projects, to improving engagement, to increasing our impact, and to LCO growth and renewal. The Plan also commits the LCO to advancing Reconciliation through law reform. To read further click here.
On Thursday, September 22nd, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released its Consultation Paper on Environmental Accountability in Ontario. The LCO believes the time is right for an independent, interdisciplinary, and balanced review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) legislation and environmental accountability strategies generally. The EBR was enacted more than 25 years ago. [...]
Upcoming LCO News & Events In June 2022, LCO Board of Governors member, the Honourable Paul S. Rouleau, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) by the Law Society of Ontario. The LCO’s judicial appointee Justice Rouleau was appointed in April 2022 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the Public Order [...]
On Thursday, June 16th, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released Accountable AI a new report discussing artificial intelligence (AI) in the Canadian justice system. Accountable AI comprehensively analyzes AI and Automated Decision-making (ADM) systems used to assist government decision-making in public benefits, child protection, education, immigration, regulatory compliance, and many other civil and administrative justice applications. Issues [...]
Counsel Ramani Nadarajah and Project Head of the LCO's Environmental Accountability project, will join other senior environmental lawyers as a Discussion Facilitator in the OBA’s upcoming Advanced Environmental Law Practitioner Roundtable on June 9. To register, visit the CBA registration site: https://www.cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id=ON_ON22ENV03C An alumnae of Osgoode Hall Law School, Ramani Nadarajah was also recently awarded [...]
