CanLII recently unveiled a new interface with the most obvious change being the introduction of a an interactive sidebar for case law and legislation. The sidebar replaces the tabs that used to be located at the top of a page; they include such things as case history and treatment, cited documents, regulations, and AI analysis. The goal of the change was to make legal research on CanLII more efficient, since researchers can see this additional information without moving to a new page.
Clicking on the AI summary in the sidebar provides a helpful overview of the facts of the case, parties’ submissions, and the legal issues.
CanLII has also been adding AI summaries to its search results, allowing users to get a better idea of whether a case is relevant before they click on the link to read the full text of the case.
Currently these AI summaries can be found on over 65,000 Saskatchewan decisions, as well as some Ontario decisions. CanLII plans to add summaries to Quebec, Yukon, and Nunavut decisions, followed by Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, and Prince Edward Island.
