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Free and open access to law is essential to a fair and functioning legal system. It empowers both legal professionals and the general public to understand and ultimately make use of the law.

Prof. Karen Eltis has co-authored the Canadian Judicial Council’s new Artificial Intelligence Guidelines addressing the ethical considerations, opportunities, and challenges that artificial intelligence presents within the canadian judicial context.

The Common Law section at uOttawa recently welcomed 22 judges from the Ontario Court of Appeal for an extraordinary day of learning, discussion, and mentorship. It was the Court’s first visit to Fauteux in a decade.

The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced the appointment of Benoit Duchesne, LLB ’00, LLL ’96, to the Federal Court.

La Section de droit civil a eu l’honneur d’accueillir, le 23 octobre dernier, une délégation de l’Association des Hautes Juridictions de Cassation des pays ayant en partage l’usage du Français (AHJUCAF).

Ronan Pons successfully defended his PhD in Law dissertation titled “La preuve en droit des systèmes d’intelligence artificielle”.

The Ontario government announced the appointment of a new judge to the Ontario Court of Justice.

Starting this November, it will be possible to explore the complex workings of law and regulation development in Canada, alongside those who draft them, through a new innovative online course. "The Legislative and Regulatory Process in Canada", created by Jurivision and the Civil Law Section, will be offered by the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute.

It is with great pleasure that we launch the call for nominations for the Common Law Section’s Internal Awards for 2024.

The following story was written by two Common Law students, Nayab Ahmed (3L) and Tarik Saglam (3L) as part of the series BEYOND THE CLASS. The series shares first-hand accounts of experiential learning opportunities and op-eds written by our students.