Modern Law - Droit Moderne
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Our laws and ethical practices have evolved over centuries. But today, tech is on an exponential curve and is affecting practically everyone—everywhere, pulling society from its roots and reordering the way we live. Amidst these changes, how do we make sure our laws keep pace with the times? Join Yves Faguy of CBA National in conversation with leading legal minds and practitioners exploring this question.
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Nos lois et nos pratiques en matière d'éthique ont évolué au fil des siècles. Mais aujourd'hui, la technologie suit une courbe exponentielle et touche pratiquement tout le monde, partout, arrachant la société à ses racines et réorganisant notre mode de vie. Au milieu de ces changements, comment s'assurer que nos lois restent en phase avec notre époque ? Yves Faguy d'ABC National abordera la question avec ses invités juristes.
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Episode 37: Supreme court briefing
March 14, 2024 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBNadia Effendi joins us again to review the output of the Supreme Court last year, shares her thoughts regarding Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s recent comments about the high number of judicial vacancies as well as comments about restricting interveners to virtual appearance. We discuss some recent judgments rendered (Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) and the Reference re An Act respectin...
Episode 36: Dr. Anton Korynevych on the effort to create a Special Tribunal on Crimes of Aggression Against Ukraine.
February 22, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBAs Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hits the two-year mark – 10 years since the invasion of the Crimean Peninsula – the situation is dire. The ground battle had become mostly deadlocked until Ukrainians retreated earlier this month from the town of Avdiivka. Support from Western democracies has been skittish of late. Republicans in the U.S. Congress have stalled sixty billion U.S. dollars' worth of defense aid for Ukraine. Still, there is some hope for the resistance: the unblocking o...
Episode 35: Justice Minister Arif Virani on criminal law reform, expanding MAiD and the state of our courts
February 15, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBOur guest today is Arif Virani, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada who has kindly agreed to share with our listeners the status of several pressing issues. We discuss criminal justice reform, the recent pause on the expansion of medical assistance in dying and plans to introduce online harms legislation. He also addresses judicial vacancies and the increasing resource challenges that our courts are facing. Arif Virani was first elected as the Member of Parliament for ...
Episode 34: Amanda Chaboryk and Alex Hawley on how to use AI in a legal practice
January 25, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn the field of law, there are several crucial areas where generative AI demonstrates considerable promise – namely in the efficiencies it can create in contract generation, document review, legal research, and predictive analytics. So it’s expected to become an indispensable productivity tool across the legal profession The question then arises: how can this technology be effectively integrated into a legal practice or department? Amanda Chaboryk joins us for the second time on the show...
Episode 33: Woodrow Hartzog on the dangers of regulating AI with half measures
December 14, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBWe've been talking a lot about AI on the podcast and on CBA National, and one of the issues that keeps coming up is the challenge for a country like Canada in selecting the right approach to regulating AI risk. It's not as if there's a single model out there. The EU is trying to set the gold standard for the world, much as it did with its GDPR privacy regulation. The US is contemplating various bills, but for the most part, it is applying existing laws and regulations through regulators li...
Episode 32: Dr. Carys Craig on generative AI and the dangers of the copyright trap
December 07, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBOne of the significant controversies about AI is the impact of generative software on the use and production of cultural works. The fast-growing popularity of these tools raises big questions about the ethics of AI-generated works and whether they amount to a technologically advanced form of plagiarism. Lawsuits have been popping up around the world as artists, as well as corporate interests, claiming infringement of their intellectual property rights. (A U.S. federal court ruled back in Aug...
Episode 31: Supreme court briefing
October 30, 2023 19:30 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBMary Moreau of Alberta has been tapped to fill the vacancy left by Russel Brown on the Supreme Court. Nadia Effendi gives us some background on Justice Moreau and what her nomination means. Effendi also discusses the Supreme Court’s latest rulings in the IAA reference, Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), La Presse inc. v. Quebec, as well as upcoming hearings in AGC v. Power, Yatar v. TD Insurance, and Attorney General of Ontario, et al. v. Mike Restoule. She also weighs in on the...
Episode 30: Benjamin Perrin puts Canada’s criminal justice system on trial
October 26, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBIf you think that description of our criminal justice system is a bit harsh, well, you should read the latest book by our guest today. Benjamin Perrin is a law professor at the UBC's Allard School of Law. He has served in the Prime Minister of Canada's Office as in-house legal counsel and lead policy advisor on criminal justice and public safety. He's also the national best-selling author of Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis, and before that Invisible Chains: Ca...
Episode 29: Kristen van de Biezenbos on Canada’s complicated path to decarbonization
October 05, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBKristen van de Biezenbos, a law professor at California Western, teaches environmental, energy and climate change law and has written extensively about energy justice and electricity regulation. Her research has also brought her to Canada – she taught for several years at the University of Calgary, where she focused on Canada’s energy transmission policy. She continues to serve as an expert on the mitigation panel for the Canadian Climate Institute, which advises the federal government on cl...
Episode 28: Jordan Furlong discusses what generative AI means for the profession
September 07, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBJordan Furlong is an analyst and forecaster for the legal sector, focused on the most important trends shaping the provision of legal services and the formation and regulation of lawyers. He’s the author of a weekly Substack on a range of critical topics for the legal profession, and of the book Law Is a Buyer’s Market: Building a Client-First Law Firm. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 27: Supreme court briefing
June 30, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBYves Faguy catches up again with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to then-Justice Michel Bastarache. Effendi discusses the Supreme Court’s latest rulings in Canadi...
Episode 26: Defamation law in the age of (mis)information
June 29, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBYves Faguy speaks with Justin Safayeni, partner at Stockwoods LLP, about defamation law, anti-SLAPP legislation, and their effects on freedom of expression. In today's digital age, information has become a powerful tool, capable of spreading rapidly and influencing public opinion like never before. However, this very same power can also be weaponized. Individuals or groups can engage in targeted campaigns of misinformation, and use online platforms to amplify false narratives and defamat...
Episode 25: Lisa Middlemiss on Canada’s ambitious immigration target
May 18, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIn 2022, Canada experienced a major milestone as it welcomed over 437,000 immigrants, leading to annual population growth of over one million for the first time in history. The country has set an even more ambitious target of welcoming 500,000 new immigrants yearly by 2025. While there are compelling arguments in favor of accelerating immigration, such as addressing labor shortages and countering an aging population, implementing the plan is no easy feat. One significant hurdle lies in t...
Épisode 24: La prise de décision automatisée en droit administratif
May 04, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBL'intelligence artificielle représente une avancée technologique majeure et transformationnelle. Alors que les voix s’élèvent pour réclamer une pause sur l’utilisation de l’IA, le temps de reprendre le contrôle de « ces boîtes noires imprévisibles », les tribunaux administratifs sont en quelque sorte les cobayes de leur emploi dans notre système de justice, au sens large. Mais cela soulève de nombreuses questions. Comment éviter de réduire les décideurs humains à de simples exécutants dans l...
Episode 23: Guy Pratte and the Art of Persuasion
April 20, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBTo most legal professionals, Guy Pratte doesn't need an introduction. He is a senior counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, a highly sought-after lawyer with vast experience in commercial litigation, class actions, administrative and constitutional law, and public inquiries. He's a veteran of the Supreme Court of Canada, and courts of appeal in Ontario and Quebec, and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a recipient of the OBA award of Excellence in Civil Litigation and ...
Episode 22: The Charter’s strange history with gender equality rights
April 05, 2023 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBYves Faguy speaks with UNB associate law professor Kerri A. Froc about gender equality rights, the notwithstanding clause and why the Supreme Court’s composition matters. Kerri is an associate professor at UNB Law, as well as a Trudeau and Vanier Scholar. She has taught courses at Carleton University, Queen’s University and University of Ottawa on feminist legal theory and various aspects of public law, among others. Before completing her doctorate, she spent 18 years as a lawyer, as...
Episode 21: Supreme court briefing
February 23, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this episode, Yves Faguy catches up again with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to then-Justice Michel Bastarache. Effendi discusses the Supreme Court’s latest ...
Episode 20: It’ll take more than hard drug decriminalization to beat the overdose crisis
February 16, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBYves Faguy speaks with Vancouver lawyer and advocate Rob Laurie about B.C.'s decriminalization pilot and what governments need to do for it to succeed. We're still in the early stages of a ground-breaking change in drug policy in British Columbia. For the next three years, adults will not be charged for possessing up to 2.5 grams of certain hard drugs for personal use. Those include opioids (fentanyl), cocaine, MDMA, and methamphetamine. Some people call it a big experiment, in some ...
Épisode 19: Comment la loi peut contrer les risques de l’intelligence artificielle
February 14, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBNotre invitée est Céline Castets-Renard, chercheure régulière au Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société de l’Université d’Ottawa, et professeure titulaire à la Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit. Elle est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche de l’Université sur l’intelligence artificielle responsable à l'échelle mondiale. Au cours de cette émission, nous abordons les derniers avancements de l’IA – notamment le générateur de texte, ChatGPT 3, récemment livré au monde...
Episode 18: A personal story about alcohol and substance abuse in the legal profession
January 12, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn October, CBA National reported on findings from a recent national study, spearheaded by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and the CBA, that rang the alarm on the wellness of legal professionals. The study shone a light on the heavy toll that daily work takes on legal professionals. The research revealed significantly higher levels of psychological distress among legal professionals than experienced by the Canadian working population (57.5% compared to 40%) and similarly higher lev...
Episode 17: Everything, everywhere all at once: Challenges for the legal profession ahead
December 22, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBYves Faguy speaks with legal sector analyst Jordan Furlong, author of Law21.ca, about the multiplying disruptions facing the legal profession all at once. With so many overlapping crises happening at once, feeding off one another and contributing to the unraveling of longstanding institutions, how must the legal profession prepare itself for the future? That’s the starting point of a conversation with returning guest Jordan Furlong. Many listeners are familiar with Jordan, a former editor...
Episode 16: Competition law and inclusive growth
December 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBYves Faguy speaks with economist Robin Shaban, founder of Vivic Research about competition law and why reforms should aim to make it more growth inclusive. Robin Shaban is the co-founder and associate at Vivic research, an economic consultancy for organizations working towards positive social change. They are the co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, a think tank dedicated to addressing issues of monopoly in Canada. They are also the co-author, with Colleen Kaiser, of an ...
Episode 15: Supreme court briefing
November 25, 2022 20:30 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBEpisode 15: Supreme Court briefing In this episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to then-Justice Michel Bastarache. To contact us...
Episode 14: Reviving Indigenous law as a source of Canadian law
November 10, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBYves Faguy speaks with law professor Tuma Young, KC, of Cape Breton University about the revitalization of Indigenous legal orders and what it means to braid them into Canada’s contemporary system of laws. Young, who grew up in the traditions of the Eskasoni First Nation, is a researcher and an assistant professor in Indigenous studies and political science at Cape Breton University (CBU). He also served as the Nova Scotia Barrister’s Society’s first Indigenous president in 2021-2022. ...
Episode 13: Transforming our courts using technology
October 13, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBYves Faguy speaks with Karen Eltis of the University of Ottawa about our courts’ modernization efforts and the challenges ahead. Professor Eltis is the contributing editor to the CBA No Turning Back Report, released in February 2021. She is a law professor at the University of Ottawa and specializes in artificial intelligence, innovation law and policy, and cybersecurity. She is also the author of Courts, Litigants and the Digital Age. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''P...
Episode 12: Supreme Court briefing
October 07, 2022 20:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBEpisode 12: Supreme Court briefing In this episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to then-Justice Michel Bastarache. To contact us...
Designing a privacy regime for the age of AI
September 08, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBYves Faguy speaks with Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim about aligning our values as a society with laws governing privacy fit for the coming age of AI. Patricia Kosseim began her career as a lawyer in Montréal at Heenan Blaikie, practising in health law, privacy law, and civil litigation. She has worked at Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, where she developed national strategies for addressing legal, ethical and social implica...
Episode 11: Designing a privacy regime for the age of AI
September 08, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBYves Faguy speaks with Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim about aligning our values as a society with laws governing privacy fit for the coming age of AI. Patricia Kosseim began her career as a lawyer in Montréal at Heenan Blaikie, practising in health law, privacy law, and civil litigation. She has worked at Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, where she developed national strategies for addressing legal, ethical and social implica...
MODERN LAW Episode 10: Our Property Rights, Digital Jail, and the Charter
June 09, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBYves Faguy speaks with Malcolm Lavoie of the University of Alberta and an associate counsel at Miller Thomson about our property rights in an increasingly cashless and digital economy. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 10: Our Property Rights, Digital Jail, and the Charter
June 09, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBYves Faguy speaks with Malcolm Lavoie of the University of Alberta and an associate counsel at Miller Thomson about our property rights in an increasingly cashless and digital economy. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Our Property Rights, Digital Jail, and the Charter
June 09, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBYves Faguy speaks with Malcolm Lavoie of the University of Alberta and an associate counsel at Miller Thomson about our property rights in an increasingly cashless and digital economy. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
MODERN LAW Episode 10: Our Property Rights, Digital Jail and the Charter
June 09, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBYves Faguy speaks with Malcolm Lavoie of the University of Alberta and an associate counsel at Miller Thomson about our property rights in an increasingly cashless and digital economy. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 9: Fitness for Purpose: IP Laws
May 12, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBYves Faguy speaks with Wissam Aoun about our IP laws and their fitness for purpose in the digital era. Aoun is the Acting Associate Dean at Windsor Law. He’s also an assistant professor focusing his research on patent law, professional regulation and governance. He has previously taught copyright law and trademark law. Aoun is also the new co-editor of the Canadian Bar Review with his Windsor colleague Chris Waters and associate editor Patrice Deslauriers of the Université de Montréal. T...
Fitness for Purpose: IP Laws
May 12, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBYves Faguy speaks with Wissam Aoun about our IP laws and their fitness for purpose in the digital era. Aoun is the Acting Associate Dean at Windsor Law. He’s also an assistant professor focusing his research on patent law, professional regulation and governance. He has previously taught copyright law and trademark law. Aoun is also the new co-editor of the Canadian Bar Review with his Windsor colleague Chris Waters and associate editor Patrice Deslauriers of the Université de Montréal. T...
Modern Law 09 Wissam Aoun
May 12, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBYves Faguy speaks with Wissam Aoun about our IP laws and their fitness for purpose in the digital era. Aoun is the Acting Associate Dean at Windsor Law. He’s also an assistant professor focusing his research on patent law, professional regulation and governance. He has previously taught copyright law and trademark law. Aoun is also the new co-editor of the Canadian Bar Review with his Windsor colleague Chris Waters and associate editor Patrice Deslauriers of the Université de Montréal. T...
Technology and the Charter’s future
April 14, 2022 17:39 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBYves Faguy speaks with Lex Gill of the Citizen Lab and a lawyer at Trudel Johnston & Lespérance in Montreal about how emerging technologies are making us rethink our protections under the Charter. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 8: Technology and the Charter’s future
April 14, 2022 17:39 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBYves Faguy speaks with Lex Gill of the Citizen Lab and a lawyer at Trudel Johnston & Lespérance in Montreal about how emerging technologies are making us rethink our protections under the Charter. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Épisode 7: Gouvernance et protection de nos droits à l’ère numérique
March 24, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBYves Faguy reçoit Maroussia Lévesque, du centre Berkman Klein à l'Université Harvard, pour discuter de l’effet des technologies numériques sur nos droits et de l’émergence de nouveaux systèmes de gouvernance. « L’idée d’explorer un modèle polycentrique de gouvernance ou de co-gouvernance, c’est comment tirer parti de l’expertise des entreprises privées sans abdiquer les responsabilités publiques », explique Maroussia Lévesque qui nous parle des effets des technologies numériques sur nos dro...
Gouvernance et protection de nos droits à l’ère numérique
March 24, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBYves Faguy reçoit Maroussia Lévesque, du centre Berkman Klein à l'Université Harvard, pour discuter de l’effet des technologies numériques sur nos droits et de l’émergence de nouveaux systèmes de gouvernance. « L’idée d’explorer un modèle polycentrique de gouvernance ou de co-gouvernance, c’est comment tirer parti de l’expertise des entreprises privées sans abdiquer les responsabilités publiques », explique Maroussia Lévesque qui nous parle des effets des technologies numériques sur nos dro...
Episode 6: Competition law and the digital economy
March 03, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBYves Faguy speaks with Jennifer Quaid, an associate professor and vice-dean of research in the Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa, about reforming the Competition Act and making it fit for purpose in a changing digital economy. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Competition law and the digital economy
March 03, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBYves Faguy speaks with Jennifer Quaid, an associate professor and vice-dean of research in the Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa, about reforming the Competition Act and making it fit for purpose in a changing digital economy. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 5: Law’s place in the metaverse
January 27, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBYves Faguy speaks with Toufic Adlouni, the co-founder and managing director of Renno & Co, a Montreal-based law firm focussed on emerging technology about the metaverse, its legal implications, and the commercial opportunities for law firms. His firm recently opened the first Canadian metaverse law office. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Law’s place in the metaverse
January 27, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBYves Faguy speaks with Toufic Adlouni, the co-founder and managing director of Renno & Co, a Montreal-based law firm focussed on emerging technology about the metaverse, its legal implications, and the commercial opportunities for law firms. His firm recently opened the first Canadian metaverse law office. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
How technology could reshape litigation
December 16, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBYves Faguy speaks with Amanda Chaboryk, the Disputes and Litigation Data Lead at Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office about the evolving use of technology and analytics to support major litigation. Chaboryk is part of NRF Transform, the firm’s global change and innovation programme, and has experience in project management, litigation finance, and data science. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 4: How technology could reshape litigation
December 16, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBYves Faguy speaks with Amanda Chaboryk, the Disputes and Litigation Data Lead at Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office about the evolving use of technology and analytics to support major litigation. Chaboryk is part of NRF Transform, the firm’s global change and innovation programme, and has experience in project management, litigation finance, and data science. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Comment se préparer pour l’ère de l’informatique quantique
November 25, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBDans cet épisode Yves Faguy reçoit Florian Martin-Bariteau, de l’Université d’Ottawa, pour parler d’une nouvelle technologie qui risque d’avoir des répercussions majeures sur nos données et notre avenir à tous : l’informatique quantique. Florian Martin-Bariteau, LL.D., est professeur agrégé en droit et technologie au sein de la Faculté de droit, Section de common law et directeur du Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société de l’Université d’Ottawa. Développeur et créatif devenu ...
Épisode 3: Comment se préparer pour l’ère de l’informatique quantique
November 25, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBDans cet épisode Yves Faguy reçoit Florian Martin-Bariteau, de l’Université d’Ottawa, pour parler d’une nouvelle technologie qui risque d’avoir des répercussions majeures sur nos données et notre avenir à tous : l’informatique quantique. Florian Martin-Bariteau, LL.D., est professeur agrégé en droit et technologie au sein de la Faculté de droit, Section de common law et directeur du Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société de l’Université d’Ottawa. Développeur et créatif devenu ...
The perils of lawyers handling digital assets
October 21, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBYves Faguy speaks with Geoff Costeloe of Lindsey MacCarthy LLP in Vancouver, whose legal practice focuses on estate planning and administration with a focus on digital assets. They discuss how digital assets are very different from traditional ones, why lawyers need to get up to speed quickly, and what regulators can do to prepare for the future. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 2: The perils of lawyers handling digital assets
October 21, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBYves Faguy speaks with Geoff Costeloe of Lindsey MacCarthy LLP in Vancouver, whose legal practice focuses on estate planning and administration with a focus on digital assets. They discuss how digital assets are very different from traditional ones, why lawyers need to get up to speed quickly, and what regulators can do to prepare for the future. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): [email protected]
Episode 1: Fighting disinformation by legal means
September 22, 2021 13:14 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this first episode of a new “Modern Law” series, Yves Faguy speaks with Ève Gaumond, an affiliate to Quebec's Observatory on the Societal Impact of AI and Digital Technologies, to find out more on how the law can be used, or not, to fight disinformation. They discuss a range of topics from the role of mainstream media, the perils of computational propaganda and legislative efforts to tackle disinformation as well as online hate. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast...