Book Review: Chilton & Rozema’s Trial by Numbers: A Lawyer’s Guide to Statistical Evidence
Oxford University Press’s new title *Trial by Numbers* offers lawyers a concise guide to interpreting statistical evidence. Authored by Adam Chilton and Kyle Rozema, the 207‑page book walks readers through probability, basic statistics, and four core causal‑inference techniques—regression, difference‑in‑differences, regression discontinuity, and instrumental variables. Each chapter pairs the method with a real‑world legal example, includes a glossary, and limits equations to a single adaptable formula. The review notes the text’s accessibility for non‑technical practitioners while acknowledging that deeper empirical work still requires additional training.
The Law Firm Foundational Rebuild
The legal services sector faces a profound shift driven by pandemic fallout and AI disruption, prompting firms to undertake a foundational rebuild. The author argues that firms must move beyond ad‑hoc talent grabs and busywork, establishing a single, measurable core...
Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ
The Quebec Court of Appeal in Gauthier v. R. (2026 QCCA 528) reversed a conviction for gross indecency and sexual assault of a 14‑15‑year‑old figure skater by her former coach. The judges found that, despite some supporting evidence, contradictions and...
Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy
Supreme Advocacy’s monthly briefing surveys the Supreme Court of Canada’s rulings from March 1‑April 17, 2026. The Court struck down Quebec’s subsidized daycare eligibility rule as sex‑based discrimination, affirmed criminal forfeiture jurisdiction despite a trial stay, and clarified the limits of the police’s...
Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners
Supreme Advocacy LLP released its latest Supreme One-Liners, a concise briefing of recent Supreme Court of Canada rulings. The release highlights the SCC’s clarification of res judicata and cause‑of‑action estoppel in the mortgage dispute Patrick Street Holdings Ltd. v. 11368...
What’s an Author to Do? Shadow Libraries in the Age of AI.
On March 6, the five largest global book publishers filed a lawsuit in New York federal court seeking to shut down the shadow library Anna’s Archive, alleging it supplies pirated works to AI developers. The case highlights a new wave of litigation...
Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – April 2026
Slaw’s April 2026 roundup highlights the three most‑viewed English and French decisions on CanLII. In Canada’s Supreme Court, the majority rejected the long‑standing implied licence that lets police step onto private driveways, leading the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to exclude the...
The Case for and Against Co-Authoring With AI
The article debates whether lawyers should co‑author documents with generative AI. It contrasts Zack Shapiro’s view that AI can amplify human thinking with the author’s skepticism that AI‑generated briefs are flat, verbose, and risk competence issues. The piece highlights the...
AI and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Are We Ready for AI-DR?)
The column warns that generative AI tools are increasingly used in the early stages of civil disputes, from drafting complaints to preparing for mediations, but they lack the ethical reasoning of human lawyers. Recent studies reveal that large language models...
Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners
Supreme Advocacy LLP released its monthly "Supreme One-Liners," a concise briefing of recent Supreme Court of Canada rulings. The guide highlights five decisions, including Quebec’s right‑to‑vote case (Lalande), limits on parliamentary privilege (Alford), class‑action parameters for road disturbances (Belmamoun), updated...
Inclusion and Belonging in the Boardroom: A Call to Rethink How We Lead
The Governance Professionals Canada (GPC) position paper urges boards to move beyond token diversity and embed genuine belonging into every governance layer. It argues that excluding lived experience is a governance failure that heightens risk and erodes trust. The paper...
The Wellness Lawyer: “Can You Be a Lawyer and a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?”
The article explores whether lawyers can thrive as highly sensitive persons (HSP), a trait that 15‑20% of the population shares. It outlines the scientific basis of sensory processing sensitivity and highlights how HSP lawyers can excel at reading non‑verbal cues,...
Towards Transparency: Why Not a Court AI Register?
Canadian judges are increasingly using generative AI tools for research, drafting, and evidence summarization, yet most deployments remain undisclosed. The lack of transparency undermines public confidence and obscures potential biases embedded by private AI vendors. Drawing on the federal government’s...
Bill C-12 and the Changing Landscape of Asylum Access in Canada
On March 26, 2026, Canada’s Bill C-12—Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act—received Royal Assent, introducing sweeping changes to the refugee regime. The law imposes a strict one‑year deadline for filing asylum claims, redirects late claimants to the limited Pre‑Removal...
Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners
Supreme Advocacy LLP released its monthly “Supreme One‑Liners,” highlighting three recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions. In R. v. Maadani, a fresh‑evidence appeal was dismissed by a 5‑2 majority, reinforcing a high threshold for new evidence. R. v. Nguyen held that a...