Is it Really Possible to Accurately Review Close to a Million Emails Over a Weekend?

Is it Really Possible to Accurately Review Close to a Million Emails Over a Weekend?

Heuristica Discovery Counsel   February 6, 2023   Q: Is it really possible to accurately review close to a million emails over a weekend? A: It depends.   In connection with an ongoing controversy about alleged inappropriate emails sent from the Premier’s office to the provincial prosecutorial service (ACPS), the Alberta government recently confirmed that it had identified emails from over 900+ email accounts and caused almost one million emails to be searched by provincial government employees in an effort to establish that the alleged emails had not been sent. All this was said to have occurred within three/four days

O’Donnell Presents at the CBA Public Sector Lawyers Section

O’Donnell Presents at the CBA Public Sector Lawyers Section

Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder & CEO, will speak at the CBA Public Sector Lawyers Section online event, Risk Management for Electronic Evidence in the Government Context.   Electronic evidence creates different risks than traditional paper based evidence, particularly with costs and privilege issues. This session will discuss the risks and provide suggestions for minimizing and managing risk relating to electronic evidence. Counsel will discuss how the case law is developing across Canada and the unique challenges faced by the public sector.   For information about this event or to register online please go to the CBA web site.    

Heuristica Sponsors the OBA Webcast Avoiding Pitfalls in Common Interest Privilege

Heuristica Sponsors the OBA Webcast Avoiding Pitfalls in Common Interest Privilege

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the OBA Webcast Avoiding Pitfalls in Common Interest Privilege   Join this webcast and get updated on the latest developments in the law of common interest privilege so that you can be certain your client’s privilege will not be inadvertently waived. At this interactive session, attendees will hear real life descriptions and analysis of how common interest privilege has been challenged, lost, and/or protected and what counsel could have done to better protect it.   Program speakers are: Maureen Littlejohn, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (Toronto) Natalia Rodriguez, Conway Baxter Wilson LLP (Ottawa) Alexander

Heuristica Congratulates Harry Chang on Relativity Certification

Heuristica Congratulates Harry Chang on Relativity Certification

  Heuristica is pleased to congratulate Harry Chang, Associate, on passing the Relativity Review Management Specialist exam.   The Relativity Review Management Specialist certification demonstrates a review manager’s ability to monitor and review team efficiency and accuracy, streamline review processes and report on the status of document reviews.   Both the legal and technical teams at Heuristica have achieved distinction as being amongst the most highly certified RelativityOne organizations in the world.  Multiple Relativity certifications have been achieved for the following:   Relativity Certified Administrator RelativityOne Certified Pro Relativity Certified Sales Professional Relativity Certified User Relativity Analytics Specialist Relativity Expert