Insights & Ideas Blog Selected for Inclusion in LawBlogs.ca

Insights & Ideas Blog Selected for Inclusion in LawBlogs.ca

We are pleased that our Insights & Ideas blog has been selected for inclusion in LawBlogs.ca.   Lawblogs.ca is the home of the Canadian Law Blogs list which is an open directory of Canadian blogging lawyers, law librarians, marketers, IT professionals and paralegals.   Blogs included in the Canadian Law Blogs list are reviewed and must meet the criteria below before they are included in the directory.   The blog should have posts for the past 3 consecutive months Ideally, there should be at least one or two posts per month Blog authors should be Canadian and should be readily identifiable as a lawyer or other member

Order has been Restored: Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Common Interest Privilege

Order has been Restored:  Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Common Interest Privilege

Candice Chan-Glasgow Director, Document Review Services March 27, 2018   In Iggillis Holdings Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue), 2018 FCA 51 (CanLII), a highly anticipated decision released earlier this month, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned a Federal Court decision which found that common interest privilege “is not a legitimate or acceptable application of solicitor-client privilege”.   In this case, Abacus Capital (“Abacus”) structured a series of transactions to acquire the shares of the corporations that were previously held by IGGillis Holdings Inc. and Ian Gillis (collectively, “Gillis”).  Abacus’ lawyer, with input from Gillis’ lawyer, prepared a memorandum outlining the

Heuristica Sponsors the Laskin Moot Court Competition

Heuristica Sponsors the Laskin Moot Court Competition

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the Laskin, Canada’s only annual national bilingual moot court competition in Canadian administrative and constitutional law.   The Laskin provides 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 and to support and encourage legal education and bilingualism while at the same time promoting in the legal community a spirit of cooperation and understanding that transcends linguistic and provincial boundaries.   The competition is administered by a committee of

Heuristica Speaks to The Association of General Counsel of Alberta

Heuristica Speaks to The Association of General Counsel of Alberta

Heuristica is pleased to speak at the monthly meeting of The Association of General Counsel of Alberta (AGCA) in Calgary.   The AGCA was formed as a society under the Societies Act (Alberta) in 1986 to provide a networking vehicle for general counsel and to provide a forum to discuss and learn about issues of interest to the group.   This month’s meeting is entitled “Two Innovative Ways to Control Litigation Cost and Risk:  Using Litigation Funding and Efficient eDiscovery Techniques“.   Efficient analysis of burgeoning electronically stored information (ESI) for use in litigation is increasingly critical to manage the cost and

Heuristica Sponsors ILCO Education Awards

Heuristica Sponsors ILCO Education Awards

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) Annual Education Awards Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto on March 3rd, 2018.   This event acknowledges and honours ILCO’s highest achieving students in their Associate and Fellowship courses from the prior academic year.   For several years Heuristica Discovery Counsel has instructed the eDiscovery Advanced Theory & Practices for Litigation Support Fellowship Course.   For more information about the eDiscovery Fellowship course or to register please visit the ILCO web site here.   For information about how Heuristica can deliver customized eDiscovery training to your litigation team please