Publications and Presentations

• Decoding the Court: Legal Data Insights from the Supreme Court of Canada

  Paul-Erik Veel co-authored Chapter 6, "The Supreme Court of Canada Leave Project: A Dataset and Machine Learning Model for Predicting Leave Application Outcomes" in the book Decoding the Court: Legal Data Insights from the Supreme Court of Canada. In this chapter, Paul-Erik provides insights from Lenczner Slaght’s Supreme Court of Canada Leave Project. 

  Paul-Erik Veel | May 30, 2024
• How Divided is the Wagner Court? An Assessment of Disagreement Over its First Five Years

  Paul-Erik Veel co-authored the article "How Divided is the Wagner Court? An Assessment of Disagreement Over its First Five Years" which was published in the Supreme Court Law Review. The article relies on Lenczner Slaght Data-Driven Decisions' Supreme Court of Canada Database, found on supremecourtdatabase.com.

  Paul-Erik Veel | August 16, 2023
• TECHxpo 2022 Accelerate Your Resilience

  Paul-Erik Veel was invited to present at the Canadian Bar Association's TECHxpo 2022 on Predictive Analytics. Paul-Erik shared his expertise on how predictive litigation analytics provided data-driven insights on judges, courts, and case assessments, helping lawyers make informed decisions on litigation and improve fee predictability.

  Paul-Erik Veel | November 10, 2022
• The Supreme Court of Canada's From-the-Bench Decisions

  Paul-Erik Veel co-authored the article "The Supreme Court of Canada's From-the-Bench Decisions" which was published in the Supreme Court Law Review.

  Paul-Erik Veel | September 1, 2022
• Data Analytics for Lawyers 2022

  Paul-Erik Veel was invited to speak at the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia on "Data Analytics for Lawyers".

  Paul-Erik Veel | June 27, 2022
• Managing Disputes: Strategies for Optimizing Coordination between In-House and Litigation Counsel

  With the rise in the use of data analytics, Paul-Erik Veel was invited to speak about how you can use data to predict proceedings and help shape your litigation strategy. 

  Paul-Erik Veel | June 2, 2022
• Predicting Litigation Outcomes: Extracting Insights and Adding Value Using Big Data and Analytics

  Paul-Erik Veel was invited to speak at the Canadian Bar Association's program titled Predicting Litigation Outcomes: Extracting Insights and Adding Value Using Big Data and Analytics. Paul-Erik shared his expertise on how litigators can effectively use data to inform strategies, assess risks, and navigate emerging technology trends in litigation, emphasizing the mastery of predictive analytics.

  Paul-Erik Veel | February 17, 2022
• The Impact and Transformative Influence of AI on the Legal Industry

  Paul-Erik Veel was invited to speak about Lenczner Slaght's Data-Driven Decisions program at LexisNexis Canada's masterclass panel series titled Tech & Litigation: Shifting Paradigms. Paul-Erik will present on panel The Impact and Transformative Influence of AI on the Legal Industry.

  Paul-Erik Veel | July 7, 2021
• CANLIF InFocus: Law Firm Innovation Summit

  Paul-Erik Veel was invited to speak at the Canadian Legal Innovation Forum's Law Firm Innovation Summit on the panel "Law Firm Productization: How are law firms creating innovative legal services to deliver results for their clients?". Paul-Erik spoke about Lenczner Slaght Data-Driven Decisions, our newly launched program focused on using data analytics to provide more informed advocacy to our clients.

  Paul-Erik Veel | June 22, 2021
• Commercial List Year in Review 2020

  Our review of the 2020 Commercial List data demonstrates that even a global pandemic and a province-wide shutdown does not slow down the Commercial List. Read our report to learn more about our data collection method, the analysis of the results, and a review of particular cases in 2020. 

  April 12, 2021
• Evidence-based legal practice: The value of data in litigation

  Paul-Erik Veel and Katie Glowach authored The Lawyer's Daily article Evidence-based legal practice: The value of data in litigation. In this article, they write about the value of evidence-based litigation, and how it allows lawyers to give clients better, more informed and more objective advice.

  Paul-Erik Veel & Katie Glowach | March 30, 2021
• An Empirical Analysis of Cases at the Competition Tribunal

  Our report, An Empirical Analysis of Cases at the Competition Tribunal, provides an analysis of the characteristics and outcomes of cases filed with the Competition Tribunal from 2005 to 2019.

  September 9, 2020
• Commercial List Year in Review 2019

  To better understand the work of the Court, we have undertaken a data analysis on all of the Commercial List cases reported on CanLII in 2019. This report describes our data collection method, the analysis of the results, and a review of particular cases. 

  March 1, 2019