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If “No One is Above the Law,” then everyone is beneath it. Beneath the Law is a frank discussion between two lawyers who have lived and breathed the legal system in Canada for over 30 years.
Winner of a 2026 Mondaq Thought Leadership Award, this podcast hosts Stephen Thiele and Gavin Tighe of Gardiner Roberts, examine the arguments made in some highly contentious, and public cases, with a focus on the intersection between law and politics and where courtrooms become part of the political arena. In each episode Beneath the Law digs into interesting and current legal topics or legal battles and provides insight and commentary on the law and its application in our society.
Law is at its core the expression of the fundamental framework of any organized society – it is the fine print of the social contract. Courts play a fundamental role in any democracy, getting underneath the surface and beneath the law requires an understanding of not only what courts are doing but why.
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- Can an AI Chatbot Be an Expert Witness? · 31 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 80Send us Fan Mail What happens when the expert a court relies on outsources their expertise to a chatbot? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele examine the growing role of artificial…
- A Vote to Have a Vote: Alberta's Referendum Explained · 35 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 79Send us Fan Mail Can fifty percent plus one break up a country? This episode tackles the most existential question in Canadian law as Albertans vote on whether to begin the legal…
- Bike Lanes and the Charter: Who Really Decides? · 26 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 78Send us Fan Mail Is there a constitutional right to a bike lane, and who gets to decide? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele analyze Cycle Toronto v. Ontario, the landmark Ontario…
- Inside the Lindsay Clancy Hung Jury · 30 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 77Send us Fan Mail What happens when a jury is offered only two verdicts and neither one fits? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele step outside their usual lane to examine the hung jury…
- Can AI Destroy a Legal Career? Canada's First Case Has an Answer · 24 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 76Send us Fan Mail What happens when a lawyer's greatest mistake is not submitting fabricated cases to a court…but lying about it afterward? This episode confronts Canada's first…
- Safety vs. Privacy: Inside the TTC Random Drug Testing Ruling · 26 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 75Send us Fan Mail When does protecting the public justify reaching into an employee's private life? This episode takes on one of the most contentious labour and privacy law…
- Five Days, One Cat, and the Cost of Canadian Justice · 28 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 74Send us Fan Mail When a family breaks down, who gets the cat? That deceptively simple question drove four to five days of Superior Court litigation in Ontario…all funded by…
- Can a Lawyer Blame AI? Inside Mazaheri v Law Society of Ontario · 29 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 73Send us Fan Mail What happens when the legal profession's newest tool collides with its oldest duty…the duty not to mislead? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dissect Mazaheri v Law…
- The Red Card Reversal: FIFA, Trump, and the Rule of Law · 30 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 72Send us Fan Mail What happens when the most powerful politician on earth picks up the phone to dispute a referee's call? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele step away from Canadian…
- The Legal Risks of Trusting Artificial Intelligence · 29 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 71Send us Fan Mail What happens when a machine built to predict the next plausible word starts drafting the arguments lawyers put before a judge? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dig…
- Ahluwalia and the New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence · 27 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 70Send us Fan Mail What happens when the law recognizes a form of abuse that leaves no visible bruises? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele examine a landmark Supreme Court of Canada…
- Google Got Summoned: Digital Privacy and Political Speech in Canada · 29 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 69Send us Fan Mail What happens when governments start chasing anonymous online critics? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive into the controversial use of administrative subpoenas…
- When Judges Become Social Engineers · 37 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 68Send us Fan Mail When judges become social engineers, democracy starts to wobble. Gavin and Stephen examine the Waterloo homeless encampment decision as a major example of courts…
- The Fake Case Crisis: How AI is Shaking Trust in the Courts · 31 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 67Send us Fan Mail The robot wrote the brief, but the lawyer pays the price. AI can draft a legal brief in seconds, but it can also torch a lawyer’s reputation just as fast. Gavin…
- Lied on Resume but Sued for Wrongful Dismissal Anyway · 31 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 66Send us Fan Mail One fake MBA. One real lawsuit. One unforgettable lesson. In this episode Gavin and Stephen dig into the Alberta employment case Tutor v. Accurate Screen…
- Absolute Privilege or Absolute Overreach: The Sex Tape That Broke Litigation Immunity · 23 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 65Send us Fan Mail A hidden camera, a secret recording, and a courtroom showdown. Stephen Thiele and Gavin Tighe unpack a shocking case where a surreptitious sex tape made its way…
- The Tumbler Ridge Tragedy: Is AI Above the Law? · 27 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 64Send us Fan Mail What happens when a technology designed to serve humanity becomes complicit in its destruction? This episode confronts one of the most unsettling legal frontiers…
- Can Government Declare an Emergency to Silence Dissent? · 32 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 63Send us Fan Mail What happens when a government turns its most powerful emergency legislation against its own citizens for honking horns? This episode examines one of the most…
- Is Big Tech Responsible for a Youth Mental Health Crisis? · 33 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 62Send us Fan Mail Is social media the new Big Tobacco or is it simply the price of living in a hyper connected world? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive into the mounting legal…
- Can Religion Overrule the Rule of Law? · 28 mnt · Musim 1 Episode 61Send us Fan Mail Can a single oath determine who gets to practise law in Canada? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack a fascinating Alberta Court of Appeal decision that struck…







