This content is not available in the selected language. People guilty of “low level” offences in England and Wales will be able to accept and pay penalties and avoid having to appear before court under a new online process to be set up by the UK government. The “automatic online conviction procedure” will “provide a more efficient […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Le 4 février dernier, le projet Democrati.ca, proposé par Sabrina Vigneux et Hannes Westermann, remportait le HackJustice (Côté Montréal). Ce projet enthousiaste, engagé et prometteur a été récompensé par le 1er prix (1500$). Il s’agit d’une application de participation citoyenne interactive dont le but est de […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Let’s drop the notion of robot lawyer. Sure, it might sound more interesting than, say, an algorithm that enables the interpreting of contracts at a pace no human could ever keep up with, but isn’t the latter actually useful? Well, considering the previous statement, if you’re […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Ever since we started this regular column back in 2012, we’ve been defending a basic thesis: for consumer online dispute resolution (ODR) to succeed, it needs to be publicly funded and retailers need to be given a clear incentive to take part. This is the thesis […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Montréal, le 4 février 2017 – Après deux journées de hackathon, les gagnants du HackJustice ont été annoncés en direct de Toronto et Montréal. 10 équipes (6 à Montréal et 4 à Toronto) ont passé deux journées à innover et créer des programmes ou applications participant […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Over the course of two days, several participants at the MaRS Discovery District and at the Cyberjustice Laboratory at Université de Montréal gathered for Hackjustice, co-sponsored by the CBA, to code and build tech applications that will improve access to justice. “I was truly excited, impressed […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. La tuerie de Québec qui ciblait des musulmans a amené les corps policiers du Québec à encourager le public à dénoncer les propos haineux, racistes et les menaces proférées sur les réseaux sociaux. Un homme de 46 ans de l’ouest de l’île de Montréal a d’ailleurs […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Je suis un grand adepte de ces listes de trucs et astuces que l’on retrouve sur le Web, comme 100 Life Hacks to Make Life Easier ou 50 Incredibly Useful Life Hacks You Won’t Believe You Didn’t Know. Mais, si vous êtes comme moi, vous n’avez […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Même si le monde juridique est encore bien poussiéreux, certains juristes sont vraiment passés en 2.0. Il y a même des avocats qui se battent pour offrir des services aux consommateurs sur le web. En ce moment, Petites-Créances.ca est à couteaux tirés avec Petitescreances.ca. Oui, oui, […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. According to Statistics Canada data from the annual Civil Court Survey[1] over the most recent five years for which data are available, between 2010-11 and 2014-15, the number of civil cases has fallen. The total number of cases initiated between 2010-11 and 2014-15 declined by 4.7% […] Read more
