Lawyers face court sanction for relying on “bogus” cases produced by ChatGPT
Tuesday, May 30, 2023Stephen A. ThieleLitigationEthics, Legal Research , Chatbot Research
Artificial intelligence has been defined as “the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and act like humans.” In the practice of law,...
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Costs for online legal research continue to be scrutinized by the courts
Tuesday, May 10, 2022Stephen A. ThieleLitigationCosts, Legal Research
When I first entered law school in 1987, Quicklaw was the only online legal research tool available to lawyers. While this tool was ...
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Claim for online research costs rejected in Ontario commercial proceeding
Monday, July 5, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationLegal Research , Costs
As we have previously written, many courts are extremely reluctant to grant a winning party recovery for online legal research disbursements when making a costs award. A party who seeks the...
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Tribunal’s independent legal research not procedurally unfair
Thursday, June 24, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationLegal Research , Orders and Judgments, Procedural Fairness
When a judge or an adjudicator renders a decision that is not anchored in the pleadings, evidence, positions or submissions of the parties, appellate courts have overturned the...
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A Judge’s Duty is to Judge
Monday, June 7, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationLegal Research , Rules of Civil Procedure
A judge plays many roles, but one of the most important is to render a decision between conflicting parties. In rendering a decision, a judge must...
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Recovering Online Legal Research Disbursements
Wednesday, April 21, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationLegal Research , Disbursements
In previous blogs, I have written about the careful scrutiny given by courts to claims for costs for online legal research incurred during a proceeding. In most instances, the claims have either been disallowed or...
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Correcting some misconceptions about online legal research costs
Monday, March 8, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationLegal Research , Costs, Online Searches
The greatest revolution in law over the last 30 years has been the ability to access case law and secondary sources online. When I started law school at...
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The judicial rant heard around the legal profession: a legal research lesson
Saturday, February 27, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationCivil Procedure, Legal Research , Transfer Motion, Rules of Civil Procedure
As we approach the one year anniversary of Ontario’s declaration of a state of emergency because of Covid-19 pandemic, the stresses and strains caused by the lockdown can be seen and...
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Legal research in costs awards
Tuesday, February 16, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationCivil Litigation, Legal Research , Costs
Despite its importance, legal research is often a line item that comes under close scrutiny when a court awards costs to a...
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Legal research and the duty to disclose relevant law
Monday, December 21, 2020Stephen A. ThieleLitigationRules of Professional Conduct, Research, Disciplinary Hearing, Ethics, Legal Research , Law Society of Ontario
Legal research is important. In general, every legal issue requires some form of legal research because each legal issue is informed either by...
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