New Directions for Law and Tech

The Ottawa Law Review is hosting a one-day academic symposium, New Directions for Law and Tech. The event is open to students, academics, and practitioners, with over one-hundred people having attended in previous years. The Symposium seeks to reflect on he evolution of law in the face of technology's rapid advancement - to identify and assess new challenges and directions for privacy, consumer protection, criminal law, and access to justice. Specifically, the Symposium will feature expert panels on Algorithms & Law; Civil Liberties & Technology; and Social Justice & Technology. The keynote address will be delivered by former Supreme Court of Canada justice, The Honourable Marshall Rothstein.

Schedule

• 8:00 – 9:00
  Registration & Breakfast
• 9:00 – 9:15
  Welcoming Remarks
• 9:15 – 10:15
  Keynote Address: The Honourable Marshall Rothstein, former justice at the Supreme Court of Canada
• 10:15 – 10:30
  Morning Break
• 10:30 – 12:00
  Panel 1: Social Justice & Technology
• 12:00 – 13:00
  Lunch
• 13:00 – 14:30
  Panel 2: Civil Liberties & Technology
• 14:30 – 14:45
  Afternoon Break
• 14:45 – 16:15
  Panel 3: Algorithms & Law
• 16:15 – 16:30
  Closing Remarks

This program qualifies for 5 Substantive Hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for the Law Society of Ontario (through the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section).

This program is accredited by a recognized provider for 5 Hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) for the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec (through the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section).