Five Ways to Use Legal Data Intelligence Without Disrupting Your Workflow

Senior Counsel

March 12, 2025

Litigation in Canada is more data-intensive than ever. Yet many litigators hesitate to adopt new processes, fearing disruption to their established case strategies and workflows. The good news? You don’t need to change the way you litigate—you just need the right support to optimize how you manage data.

Legal data intelligence (LDI) and eDiscovery solutions integrate seamlessly into your existing litigation framework, allowing you to win cases, reduce risk, and control costs – without overhauling your approach. Here’s how:

1. Early Case Strategy: Use Data to Assess Strengths and Risks Faster

Traditional Approach: Reviewing initial disclosures manually and relying on client-provided documents to gauge case strength.… Read More

Proudly Canadian. What it means to us.

Planning for prosperity regardless of our differences.

Canadians and our friends to the south have strong economic ties that we hope will get back to normal soon. The choice of doing something, or nothing, during a conflict is not an easy one. Our choice… our duty… is to support the rule of law that deeply reflects many of the values we hold true as Canadians.

The same laws apply to everyone regardless of their occupation, level of wealth, race, color, sexual orientation, gender or other personal characteristics. In addition, political influences or popularity polls have no part in a Court of Law.… Read More

The Hidden Risks of Outsourced Document Review – A Strategic Decision for Senior Litigators

Martin Felsky

Senior Counsel

February 18, 2025

In high-stakes dispute resolution, document review is a critical process that shapes case strategy, identifies key evidence, and ensures compliance with disclosure obligations. Outsourcing this task is often practical, but the decision between law firms and document review companies carries significant implications. While document review companies may appear to offer a cost-effective alternative, litigators and clients should be aware of several nuanced risks and misunderstandings that often accompany the use of these services.

Licensing and the Nature of Services Provided

Many document review companies advertise that they employ licensed lawyers to conduct reviews.… Read More

Heuristica Sponsors the 2025 Laskin Moot Court Competition

Once again Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the Laskin, Canada’s only annual national bilingual moot court competition.

The Laskin is an annual moot court competition that deals with Canadian administrative and constitutional law issues. The competition is named in memory of one of Canada’s greatest legal scholars and jurists, the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin.

The Laskin aims to provide a unique opportunity for law students, judges, law professors and practitioners from across Canada to meet and debate problems of current importance in the law. Its goals are to:

foster a better and deeper understanding of the law
support and encourage legal education and bilingualism
promote in the legal community a spirit of cooperation and understanding that transcends linguistic and provincial boundaries.

Heuristica Sponsors The Advocates’ Society BC in Bloom Gala

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor The Advocates’ Society’s BC in Bloom Gala.

Join us on March 6th for The Advocates’ Society’s fourth annual Gala exclusively for the British Columbia Bench and Bar.

This is your chance to gather outside the courtroom with old friends, make some new connections and help us celebrate excellence in advocacy.

The Gala includes a cocktail reception, 3-course dinner with wine, an after-party and an unforgettable evening with your peers.

The event will be held at the Terminal City Club in downtown Vancouver.

To find out more about this event, or to register, please go to their website.… Read More