Anthony Niblett

University of Toronto - Faculty of Law

78 and 84 Queen's Park

Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

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1.

How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect the Practice of Law

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2017
Benjamin Alarie, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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artificial intelligence, legal research, legal profession, machine learning

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The Death of Rules and Standards

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 92, No. 4, 2017, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 550, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 738
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2017
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 2,207 (11,615)
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law, technology, future, rules, standards, artificial intelligence, big data, prediction, communication, judges, regulators, legislature

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Using Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes in Tax Law

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2017
Benjamin Alarie, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Downloads 2,087 (12,707)
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Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Taxation, Tax Law

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Regulation by Machine

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 02 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2016
Benjamin Alarie, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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machine learning, artificial intelligence, regulation

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Self-Driving Contracts

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2018
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 945 (41,476)
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Contracts, Law, Technology, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Contract Theory, Rules and Standards, Micro-Directives

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Law in the Future

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 02 Jun 2016
Benjamin Alarie, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Downloads 924 (42,788)
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future, singularity, law

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The Evolution of a Legal Rule

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The Evolution of a Legal Rule

3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Apr 2008
Anthony Niblett, Richard A. Posner and Andrei Shleifer
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Chicago Law School and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 835 (48,484)
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Evolution, Legal Rule, Convergence, Tort, Contract

The Evolution of a Legal Rule

NBER Working Paper No. w13856
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2022
Anthony Niblett, Richard A. Posner and Andrei Shleifer
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Chicago Law School and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Self-Driving Laws

66 University of Toronto Law Journal 429
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 05 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2022
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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law, future, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, machines, self-driving, micro-directives, prediction, contracts

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Data Analytics and Tax Law

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 Jun 2019
Benjamin Alarie, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Downloads 514 (92,550)
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machine learning, tax, taxation, tax law, big data, data analytics

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Computational Legal Research and the Advocates of the Future

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 10 Aug 2017
Benjamin Alarie, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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Tracking Inconsistent Judicial Behavior

International Review of Law & Economics (2012)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2012
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 321 (157,475)
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Judicial behavior, Inconsistency, Arbitration, Contract enforcement

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The Present and Near Future of Self-Driving Contracts

Ernest Lim and Phillip Morgan (eds), The Cambridge Handbook of Private Law and Artificial Intelligence (Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2022
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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Contracts, Law, Technology, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Contract Theory, Rules and Standards, Micro-Directives

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Will Robot Judges Change Litigation and Settlement Outcomes? A First Look at the Algorithmic Replication of Prior Cases

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Jul 2020
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 258 (197,255)
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Civil Procedure, Settlement, Artificial Intelligence, Robot Judges

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Do Judges Cherry Pick Precedents to Justify Extra-Legal Decisions? A Statistical Examination

Maryland Law Review, Vol. 70, p. 101, 2010
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2010
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 254 (200,356)
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Judicial behavior, Precedent, Citations, Contract enforcement, Realism

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A Framework for the New Personalization of Law

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 86, 2019
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2020
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 253 (201,128)
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Law, Technology, Personalization, Contextualization, Data, Machine Learning, Objectives, Timing

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Case-by-Case Adjudication and the Path of the Law

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2014
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 246 (206,709)
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Judges, Courts, Law and Economics, Legal Rules, Judicial Appointments, Dispute Resolution, Evolution, Path Dependence, Standards, Rules

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Unintended Consequences: The Regressive Effects of Increased Access to Courts

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2016
Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Downloads 233 (217,925)
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Courts, Regressive effects, Small claims court, Access to justice, Litigant behavior, Public goods, Empirical law and economics, Jurisdiction

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Noise Reduction: The Screening Value of Qui Tam

91 Washington University Law Review, 1169 (2014)
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2014
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 211 (239,252)
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Whistle blowing, qui tam, fraud, False Claims Act, Dodd Frank Act, regulation, courts

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Friendly Precedent

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 May 2013 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2015
Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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Judges, Precedent, Courts, Judicial behavior, Citation behavior, Politics, Law & Economics

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Judicial Disharmony: A Study of Dissent

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2014
Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Downloads 182 (273,435)
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Dissent, Precedent, Citations, Judicial Behavior, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, Judges, Majority, Written Opinions

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The Limits of Public Contract Law

Law and Contemporary Problems, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Dec 2021
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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contracts

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On the Efficiency of the Common Law: An Application to the Recovery of Rewards

European Journal of Law and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Nov 2015
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 154 (315,366)

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Richard Posner, efficiency, common law, rewards, prizes, contract law, unilateral contracts, salvage, maritime, finders keepers

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Structural and Behavioural Market Power Under the Trade Practices Act: An Application to Predatory Pricing

Australian Business Law Review (April 2004), Vol. 32, p. 83
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Nov 2012
Anthony Niblett, Joshua S. Gans and Stephen P. King
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Monash University - Department of Economics
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Competition Law, Antitrust, Predatory Pricing, Market Power, Australia

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Problems with Probability

University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Jun 2023
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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AI, Judging, Courts, Litigation, Settlement, Probabilities, Prediction, Binary, Outcomes

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Regulatory Reform in Ontario: Machine Learning and Regulation

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 507
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Apr 2018
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 102 (429,976)

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Industry Regulation and Competition Policy; Competition; Consumers’ Interests and Protection; Labour Standards and Relations; Local Services and Governments; Regulatory Burden

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Algorithms As Legal Decisions: Gender Gaps and Canadian Employment Law in the 21st Century

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Nov 2020
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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Micro-Directives and Computational Merger Review

1 Stanford Computational Antitrust 132 (2021)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 10 Mar 2022
Anthony J. Casey and Anthony Niblett
University of Chicago Law School and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 83 (490,399)

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Antitrust, Computational Law, Micro-Directives

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Hostile Takeovers and Overreliance

Seattle University Law Review, Vol. 38, p. 595, 2015, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Jan 2015
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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How Lower Courts Respond to a Change in a Legal Rule

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2018
Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Downloads 71 (536,354)
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Courts, Predictability, Lower Courts, Common Law, Tax Law, Employment, Contracts, Rules, Standards, Multi-Factor Test

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Explainable AI and Taxation: A Real-Life Application

Benjamin Alarie & Anthony Niblett, “Chapter 8: Explainable AI and Taxation: A Real-Life Application” in Dennis Weber, ed., The Implications of Online Platforms and Technology for Taxation (IBFD, 2023), pp. 283-305
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Aug 2023
Benjamin Alarie and Anthony Niblett
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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tax, ambiguity, rule of law, explainable AI, artificial intelligence, machine learning