Ontario case highlights human oversight function in generative AI which cannot be ignored: law prof
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Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa, said everyone who uses AI technology should be aware that it is not a human assistant.

Friday, May 16, 2025 @ 2:53 PM

An Ontario judge has criticized a lawyer for the apparent use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in a factum which provided several incorrect case citations, and legal experts are saying the judge's admonishments highlight the need for human oversight of AI and increased attention to the guidance provided by law societies and courts on the use of the technology by legal professionals. ... [read more]

Ontario court awards $350,000 in damages for insurance brokerage contract breach

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 4:20 PM

In what the judge involved has described as a glimpse into the back room of the insurance brokerage business, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded a Toronto brokerage $350,000 for an ex-salesman’s breach of contract and a competitor’s role in causing it. ... [read more]

Court: Intention to continue business insufficient on its own to clear BIA preference test

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 3:47 PM

The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that an insolvent debtor’s intention to stay in business does not rebut the presumption that a payment to a creditor shortly before bankruptcy is intended as preference over other creditors, unless there is a reasonable basis to believe it will benefit creditors generally. ... [read more]

Drip pricing under the microscope following Quebec Court of Appeal ruling

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 2:19 PM

A Quebec Court of Appeal ruling that ordered Air Canada to pay more than $10 million in punitive damages in a class-action lawsuit underscores the growing risks that companies engaging in drip pricing face, according to legal pundits. ... [read more]

Unifor urges Ottawa to penalize offshoring amid U.S. trade measures

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 2:04 PM

Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, has called on the federal government to take “immediate and aggressive action against corporations that move jobs out of Canada in response to U.S. trade measures.” In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Unifor suggests legislative amendments to strengthen the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (FEMA). ... [read more]