Beneath the Law
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.
Beneath the Law
Latest Episodes
Google Got Summoned: Digital Privacy and Political Speech in Canada
What happens when governments start chasing anonymous online critics? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive into the controversial use of administrative subpoenas by the US Department of Homeland Security to identify anonymous soc...
When Judges Become Social Engineers
When judges become social engineers, democracy starts to wobble.Gavin and Stephen examine the Waterloo homeless encampment decision as a major example of courts moving beyond traditional Charter review and into the realm of public...
The Fake Case Crisis: How AI is Shaking Trust in the Courts
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 and Stephen take on the legal profession’s uneasy embrace of gene...
Lied on Resume but Sued for Wrongful Dismissal Anyway
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 Limited, where a senior business-development employee allegedly misre...
Absolute Privilege or Absolute Overreach: The Sex Tape That Broke Litigation Immunity
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 into a family law proceeding, raising serious legal and ethical questio...
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