Author: Alistair Vigier
A recent incident involving Vancouver-based Marlin Travel, where a client, let’s call them Taylor Smith, was left with unbooked flights and radio silence from agent Bill Allan, highlights a troubling gap in accountability. Customers expect diligence and communication when entrusting a travel agent with their plans and money. Smith’s frustration over “failed communication and unbooked flights” is s case study in the responsibilities and liabilities of travel agencies. This article uses that incident as a springboard to examine how Canadian travel agents are regulated, what legal duties they owe to consumers, and what recourse travellers have when things go wrong.…
VANCOUVER- Magic mushrooms are technically illegal in Vancouver. But the Vancouver area is a hotbed of grey-market, out-in-the-open shroom dispensaries. From 2023 to 2025, places like Vancouver saw open mushroom shops flourish (and occasionally get busted) while other BC cities approached the trend more cautiously. Vancouver: Ground Zero for the “Shroom Boom” Magic mushroom dispensaries in Vancouver went from an underground curiosity to a full-blown phenomenon by 2023. I remember the buzz when the first shop opened its doors openly selling shrooms. It felt just like the early days of illegal weed dispensaries. And indeed by the time 2024 came…
On paper, Chess.com advertises its Gold premium tier, including “Unlimited Puzzles” as a key benefit. This means Gold members should be able to solve as many rated puzzles as they want each day, unlike free users with a daily cap. As of 2025, the Chess.com membership page touts features like Unlimited Game Review, Unlimited Puzzles, Unlimited Lessons, etc., for premium plans. Theoretically, a Gold subscriber should never see a “daily puzzle limit” message. Real user experiences tell a different story. Numerous Gold members report being cut off after a certain number of puzzles and prompted to upgrade, even though they…
Are you watching the legal AI software data battles? Legal AI is a data-hungry beast. An AI model must be fed the text of tens of millions of court decisions, legislative documents, and sometimes other legal sources. That data is the new gold, and it’s why the battle over legal databases is heating up. A recent Canadian controversy illustrates the stakes. Caseway (the legal AI startup I co-founded) was accused of tapping into a publicly funded legal database (CanLII) to train our LLM model. This was nonsense, but it didn’t stop 30 media outlets from publishing about it when the…
British Columbia’s artificial intellgigence startup scene at full boil. You’ve got climate technology heros reinventing energy, fintech folks building the next Stripe, artificial intelligence hardware engineers who sleep next to GPUs, and blockchain dreamers still clinging to Web3 like it’s 2021 (it’s time to move on I think.) But something exciting in Vancouver happened last week. Startup TNT dropped their BC Summit XI Top 20 list, and tucked right between some hopeful companies there was Caseway. Trust me, I know that legal technology doesn’t usually make you want to sprint to your laptop and go down a habbit hole. But…
Are you looking into how to use Henson Trusts to shield wealth? Most wealth professionals don’t deal with Henson Trusts daily, but if you’re working with high-net-worth families with a disabled family member, you’ll need to get familiar with it. Remember that someone injured in the military can also be qualified to set up a Henson Trust. These advanced trusts protect assets while keeping the beneficiary eligible for government benefits (disability payments), but they’re also a minefield if set up incorrectly. I’ve seen situations where a poorly structured trust completely derailed an estate plan, so getting it right from the…
I’ve spent the last few years working on Canadian legal technology. Most law firms in Canada are still spend their software budgets on American software like LexisNexis, even while talking a big game about supporting locals. If you’re using LexisNexis you’re paying in USD, sending your firm’s client data across the border, and helping fund someone else’s ecosystem. Canada needs to build long-term resilience. We need to make a decision on whether we want to build a self-sufficient legal infrastructure or rent it indefinitely from someone else. Here’s what I see every day. We’re building Caseway to process millions of…
The controversy surrounding the Law Society of Ontario and its CEO Diana Miles’s new, nearly $1 million contract highlights systemic problems within The Law Society, including concerns over governance, transparency, and potential conflicts of interest. The hiring of retired Associate Chief Justice Dennis O’Connor to conduct an independent review of the matter signals the seriousness of the concerns raised by LSO benchers. However, this case does not occur in a vacuum; it fits into a broader pattern of opaque financial dealings within the legal establishment, including the operations of CanLII, a legal database controlled by the Federation of Law Societies…
温哥华华人投资者，别再错过AI时代的机遇！Caseway正在颠覆法律科技行业，邀请你加入我们，一起探索创新的AI法律解决方案。如果你是居住在Vancouver的华人，感到有些无聊，我们有一个令人兴奋的机会让你参与一些有趣的事情。 我们的一位商业合作伙伴会说中文，我们很乐意与你见面，分享我们的项目。我们在North Vancouver的一座漂亮的房子里举办活动，许多华人都会定期参加。 这里氛围轻松，你可以结识志同道合的人，了解AI如何改变法律科技行业，并亲眼见证我们如何颠覆这个过时的行业。 Tiffany Scarlett 是 Caseway 的商业合作伙伴，居住在 Vancouver。她拥有工商管理硕士（MBA）学位，并在商业和法律领域积累了多年的丰富经验。 Tiffany Scarlett 是 Caseway 的一员，并且会说普通话。 温哥华华人资本的新风口 Caseway是一家B2B SaaS公司，正在颠覆价值8500亿美元的法律行业。我们已经成功融资50万美元。 为什么投资Caseway？ 法律行业正在发生根本性的变革，AI正在取代手动法律研究和合同审查。Caseway引领这一变革，能够在几秒钟内处理数百万份法院裁决，让律师和企业更高效地工作，消除低效环节。 我们向天使投资人提供SAFE（Simple Agreement for Future Equity），这是一种由著名投资机构Y Combinator发明的投资结构。SAFE既是一种投资模式，也是一种独特的收益共享模式，既可提供短期回报，同时保留Caseway未来增长的长期收益。 投资结构 ✅ SAFE投资（未来股权，享受折扣转换）✅ 未来股权融资轮中的优先条款（20%折扣）✅ 最低投资额：$25,000 USD✅ 资金用途：AI开发、客户获取、法律SaaS业务扩展 为什么SAFE投资有吸引力？ 混合结构：立即现金流 + 长期股权增长 温哥华华人创业者的新机遇 独家进入6000亿美元的未开发市场 战略性Vancouver AI投资机会 增长预测与退出潜力 我们正在打造Caseway，使其成为AI驱动的法律研究和合同自动化领域的领导者。 短期目标（12-24个月）： ✅ 发展至500+付费律师事务所和法律团队（截至2025年2月，我们已达到350家）。✅ 扩展AI功能，实现合同自动审查与合规管理。✅ 建立与法律SaaS提供商的企业级合作伙伴关系。 长期退出策略（5年内）： 专属天使投资机会 我们正在开放一轮SAFE投资，仅向那些认同AI在法律服务领域颠覆性潜力的天使投资人提供机会。 温哥华华人投资者 📩 联系我们： alistair.vigier (at) caseway (dot) com 或 WeChat: alistairvigier🌐 访问我们的网站： www.caseway.ai 💡 今天投资，立即获得收入分成，同时享受Caseway AI驱动法律革命的长期红利！ 🚀
Are you looking into the differences between stunt driving vs. speeding in Ontario? Getting charged with stunt driving or speeding in Ontario can seriously wreck your life if not handled properly. I’ve seen people make the mistake of treating these criminal charges like simple traffic tickets. But then they realize (too late) that they’re in actual serious legal trouble. Let’s break down what sets these two criminal offences apart because not knowing the difference can cost you much more than just a fine. Speeding: Common but Costly Most of us have pushed the speedometer a little too far at some…