As recently reported by Canadian Lawyer Magazine, CanLII has settled its copyright infringement action against AI-powered legal assistant, Caseway AI. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but both parties have said the matter is fully and finally resolved.
CanLII filed its claim against Caseway AI (and related entities) in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in November 2024, alleging Caseway AI had breached CanLII’s terms of use and infringed its copyright. The defendants operate the website caseway.ai and provide AI-driven services, including legal research and review of court documents for a monthly subscription fee.
CanLII asserted that Caseway AI copied content from its free database without permission by coordinated bulk and systematic scraping of court decisions, legislation, and secondary sources. CanLII claimed that the copied content contained more than 120 gigabytes of data and 3.5 million records. In addition to declarations of infringement and unjust enrichment, CanLII also sought punitive damages and exemplary damages from the defendants.
In light of the settlement, the underlying allegations were not tested in court.
Authors: Kelly Zhang and Tyler Wang, 2025/2026 Articling Student-At-Law
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