Legal Data Intelligence

The LDI model covers all manner of use cases that invite the application of legal data analytics expertise.

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eDiscovery Counsel

Heuristica Discovery Counsel is a boutique legal practice focused on electronic discovery, evidence management, and related litigation and legal services.

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Leading You Through the Legal Complexities of eDiscovery

We are Canada’s premier law firm practicing in electronic discovery, evidence management, and related litigation and legal services. Our winning, innovative solutions save you and your clients time and money.

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Lawyers Specializing in Evidence Analysis

We are a law firm providing legal analysis of your electronic evidence. We also can provide legal opinions on the defensibility and proportionality of your discovery process.

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Happy Holidays from all of us at Heuristica

As the holidays approach, we wish you and yours – all the more so this year – peace of mind and goodwill. The last 12 months has continued to teach us not to take things for granted and that the routines of our lives can be changed at a moment’s notice. It has also shown us many examples of caring, compassion and resilience. Please accept our best wishes for peace, goodwill and hope for a much better year ahead! Please note that over the holidays our offices in Toronto and Calgary will be closed: Friday, December

US Case Law Update: Failing to suspend routine document retention process leads to sanctions

December 15, 2021 In a recent case from the United States, the failure to properly implement a legal hold led to a motion for spoliation sanctions. In Mahboob v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp., Case No.: 15-cv-0628-TWR-AGS (S.D. Cal. Mar. 1, 2021), the plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to suspend its two-year document retention policy, which resulted in the loss of months of relevant call data and recordings. Countering, the defendant argued that the plaintiff’s motion should be denied due to unreasonable delay. In the result, the Magistrate Judge granted the plaintiff’s motion for spoliation sanctions, in

Chan-Glasgow Moderates Panel at Ontario Digital Evidence & eDiscovery Institute

Candice Chan-Glasgow, Director, Review Services and Counsel, will moderate a panel at the upcoming Ontario Digital Evidence and eDiscovery Institute webcast in Toronto on November 22nd. Now in its 11th year, this program is jointly sponsored by the Ontario Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario and The Advocates’ Society. Bringing together leading experts to get attendees up to speed on the latest developments in eDiscovery and digital evidence this year’s program will focus on a case study involving a litigation matter between an individual litigant and a large corporation. The stellar faculty will share perspectives of both

To what Extent do Lawyers need to Supervise Document Disclosure?

Vladyslav (Vlad) Strashko Associate November 8, 2021 In 2020, several US court decisions dealt with lawyers who failed to properly supervise the discovery process, for example by allowing their clients to “self-collect” records (see Equal Emp’t Opportunity Comm’n v. M1 5100 Corp., Civil No. 19-cv-81320-DIMITROULEAS/MATTHEWMAN (S.D. Fla. Jul. 2, 2020)) or not taking reasonable effort to ensure that the client produced all required documents (see Optronic Techs. v. Ningbo Sunny Elec. Co., Case No. 16-cv-06370-EJD (VKD) (N.D. Cal. Jun. 1, 2020)). In the first example, the lawyer received a warning from the judge, but escaped sanctions because

Towards More Efficient and Cost-effective Discovery

Crystal O’Donnell Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel November 3, 2021 Discovery is typically the most time-consuming and expensive aspect of any legal dispute. This article provides some practical guidance and key tips for minimizing risk and cost for enterprises involved in disputes or regulatory matters that require the production of electronically stored information (ESI). The most effective way to minimize eDiscovery cost and risk is to start with good document management and retention policies. While document management and retention are substantive and complex areas, there are a couple things that do not require software or