In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we examine a troubling trademark scam targeting clients of Canadian patent lawyers, we discuss a recent case of AI hallucinations in documents submitted to the Ontario Superior Court, and we take a look at the 1998 Supreme Court of Canada’s Reference on Secession.

In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we welcome the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario Geoffrey Morawetz for a conversation about the Civil Rules Review, we talk about the current realities of traveling south of the border and we take a look at landmark immigration cases at the Supreme Court of Canada.

In this special election edition, host Alison Crawford welcomes two of Canada’s top criminal lawyers Matthew Gourlay, from Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, and Daniel Lerner from Lerner Law, as we take a closer look at the federal parties’ criminal justice platforms. (01:35 to 24:44)

Anne McLellan and Peter MacKay, who both served as Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General, have a lively discussion on major legal issues that have been missing from the political debate during the campaign. (24:47 to 46:20)

We also hear from CBA President Lynne Vicars, who talks about the Canadian Bar Association’s priorities for this federal election campaign. (46:25 to 52:50)