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 doin
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Signup to Generate a PitchIf “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.
Beneath the Law is hosted by Stories and Strategies. The show has published 79 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A Vote to Have a Vote: Alberta's Referendum Explained" (19 October 2026, 35 minutes), "Bike Lanes and the Charter: Who Really Decides?" (13 October 2026, 26 minutes), and "Inside the Lindsay Clancy Hung Jury" (29 September 2026, 30 minutes).
Beneath the Law publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 79 episodes.
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Episode #79
Send 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 process toward a binding referendum on...
Episode #78
Send 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 Court of Appeal decision that overturned a...
Episode #77
Send 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 that ended the murder trial of Lindsay...
Episode #74
Send 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 Canadian taxpayers, in what hosts Gavin Tighe...
Episode #73
Send 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 Society of Ontario, 2026 ONLSTH 112, the...
Episode #72
Send 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 courtrooms and onto the World Cup pitch...
Episode #71
Send 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 into a landmark cautionary tale for the...
Episode #71
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when a machine built to predict the next plausible word starts drafting the arguments lawyers put before a judge? </p><p>Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dig into a landmark...
Episode #70
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when the law recognizes a form of abuse that leaves no visible bruises? </p><p>Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele examine a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision that officially...
Episode #70
Send 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 decision that officially recognizes...
Episode #69
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when governments start chasing anonymous online critics?</p><p> <br/>Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive into the controversial use of administrative subpoenas by the US Department...
Episode #68
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>When judges become social engineers, democracy starts to wobble.</b></p><p>Gavin and Stephen examine the Waterloo homeless encampment decision as a major example of courts moving beyond...
Episode #67
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The robot wrote the brief, but the lawyer pays the price.</p><p>AI can draft a legal brief in seconds, but it can also torch a lawyer’s reputation just as fast. </p><p>Gavin and Stephen take on...
Episode #66
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>One fake MBA. One real lawsuit. One unforgettable lesson. </p><p>In this episode Gavin and Stephen dig into the Alberta employment case Tutor v. Accurate Screen Limited, where a senior...
Episode #65
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A hidden camera, a secret recording, and a courtroom showdown. </p><p>Stephen Thiele and Gavin Tighe unpack a shocking case where a surreptitious sex tape made its way into a family law...
Episode #64
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when a technology designed to serve humanity becomes complicit in its destruction? </p><p>This episode confronts one of the most unsettling legal frontiers of our time: the...
Episode #63
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when a government turns its most powerful emergency legislation against its own citizens for honking horns? </p><p>This episode examines one of the most consequential...
Episode #62
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Is social media the new Big Tobacco or is it simply the price of living in a hyper connected world? </p><p>Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive into the mounting legal and societal backlash...
Episode #61
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Can a single oath determine who gets to practise law in Canada? </p><p>Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack a fascinating Alberta Court of Appeal decision that struck down a mandatory oath of...
Episode #60
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Did Trump just rewrite the rules of international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro? </p><p>Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack the shocking U.S. operation that saw the arrest of Venezuela’s...
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