This content is not available in the selected language. Ever since we started this regular column back in 2012, we’ve been defending a basic thesis: for consumer online dispute resolution (ODR) to succeed, it needs to be publicly funded and retailers need to be given a clear incentive to take part. This is the thesis […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Let’s drop the notion of robot lawyer. Sure, it might sound more interesting than, say, an algorithm that enables the interpreting of contracts at a pace no human could ever keep up with, but isn’t the latter actually useful? Well, considering the previous statement, if you’re […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Montréal, le 4 février 2017 – Après deux journées de hackathon, les gagnants du HackJustice ont été annoncés en direct de Toronto et Montréal. 10 équipes (6 à Montréal et 4 à Toronto) ont passé deux journées à innover et créer des programmes ou applications participant […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Over the course of two days, several participants at the MaRS Discovery District and at the Cyberjustice Laboratory at Université de Montréal gathered for Hackjustice, co-sponsored by the CBA, to code and build tech applications that will improve access to justice. “I was truly excited, impressed […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Je suis un grand adepte de ces listes de trucs et astuces que l’on retrouve sur le Web, comme 100 Life Hacks to Make Life Easier ou 50 Incredibly Useful Life Hacks You Won’t Believe You Didn’t Know. Mais, si vous êtes comme moi, vous n’avez […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Même si le monde juridique est encore bien poussiéreux, certains juristes sont vraiment passés en 2.0. Il y a même des avocats qui se battent pour offrir des services aux consommateurs sur le web. En ce moment, Petites-Créances.ca est à couteaux tirés avec Petitescreances.ca. Oui, oui, […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. According to Statistics Canada data from the annual Civil Court Survey[1] over the most recent five years for which data are available, between 2010-11 and 2014-15, the number of civil cases has fallen. The total number of cases initiated between 2010-11 and 2014-15 declined by 4.7% […] Read more
3 February 2017 • 9h 4 February 2017 • 17h
Laboratoire de cyberjustice (B-2215), Pavillon 3200 Jean-Brillant Université de Montréal
This content is not available in the selected language. Le Laboratoire de cyberjustice (Université de Montréal) et le Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution (Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto) organisent conjointement deux journées de Hackathon les 3 et 4 février 2017. Le HACKJUSTICE a pour but de réunir des professionnels du monde juridique, des programmeurs, des étudiants, des […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. In December, the UK Competition & Markets Authority released its Legal services market study focused on individual consumer and small business experience of purchasing legal services in England and Wales. Not surprisingly, this report (the “CMA Market Study”) found: Overall, we have found that the legal […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. People in all societies have disputes. In advanced legal systems the dominant approach to resolving them has been to instruct lawyers and appear before courts. But with the internet, advanced hardware and cutting-edge software coming on-stream, the days of fetching up in front of a judge […] Read more