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Apr 29, 2026

CIPPIC Granted Leave to Intervene in NHK Spring Co. Ltd. v. Cheung at the Supreme Court of Canada

The appeal concerns the rules for assuming jurisdiction over foreign defendants when tortious conduct occurs abroad but causes harm in Canada.

Mar 20, 2026

Blacklock’s Appeal Decided on Mootness: Digital Lock Analysis Left Standing

The Federal Court of Appeal has released its decision in Blacklock’s Reporter v. Attorney General of Canada, 2026 FCA 56. The Court found the matter moot and set aside the declarations granted by the Federal Court on the basis that they "lacked practical utility."

Mar 19, 2026

CIPPIC Appears Before the Supreme Court in Facebook v Privacy Commissioner

CIPPIC appeared before the Supreme Court in Facebook v Privacy Commissioner, urging the Court to reject the balancing metaphor that has dominated judicial interpretation of PIPEDA, protect privacy as a rights-based value, and require meaningful consent beyond contractual assent.

Is the "Law of the Horse" finally failing us? Why Canadian IP can’t just "absorb" AI

The emergence of advanced AI and the real possibility of future systems approaching Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is not merely a new factual scenario for old statutes. It signals a structural challenge to the Canadian intellectual property framework itself. Canadian legal culture has long been guided by the “Law of the Horse”, Frank Easterbrook’s warning that technology-specific legislation is usually unnecessary. This narrative holds that the Copyright Act and Paten

Gareth Spanglett

Apr 23

This Gemini-generated photo illustrates how agentic generative AI might cause potential harm.

When AI Agents Go Rogue on Your Machine

The Moltbook breach of January 31, 2026 exposed 1.5 million API keys stored in plaintext, and it was only the beginning. What the incident truly revealed is a widening gap between how AI now operates and the legal frameworks meant to govern it. To understand why, it helps to rewind. Moltbook is a social platform built on OpenClaw, an open-source framework for agentic AI: software that does not just answer questions but executes tasks independently, reading your files, runni

Vera Bi

Apr 7

"Multimodal AI: Ethical Dilemmas" by Wesley Fryer is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Addressing AI use in the Legal Profession

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a routine part of legal practice. Lawyers use generative AI to conduct legal research, draft documents, and perform administrative functions . AI tools can reduce the time required to perform routine tasks which lowers client costs and expands access to justice . However, its use also raises concerns around client confidentiality, data security, and reliability of work products. Despite these risks, the Rules of Professional Conduct (

Rejhan Doobay

Mar 13

Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic