The Price of Technological Incompetence

The Price of Technological Incompetence

Candice Chan-Glasgow                                       Director, Review Services and Counsel March 4, 2024   A recent ruling on costs from the Supreme Court of British Columbia highlights the risks for counsel who do not understand the appropriate use of generative AI and legal technology.     In Zhang v Chen, 2024 BCSC 285 (CanLII), Justice Masuhara made a rare cost order, requiring the respondent’s counsel, Ms. Ke, to pay costs personally for the additional effort and expense arising from listing two cases “hallucinated” by ChatGPT

Heuristica Sponsors The Advocates’ Society Vancouver Gala

Heuristica Sponsors The Advocates’ Society Vancouver Gala

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor The Advocates’ Society’s 3rd Annual Vancouver Gala.   The Gala gives advocates the opportunity to join members of the British Columbia Bench and Bar for an exclusive evening of collegiality.  It provides an opportunity to connect outside the courtroom with old friends, meet some new friends and help celebrate excellence in advocacy, Vancouver style.   This event is open exclusively to members, non-member lawyers, and law school and articling students.   The Gala is comprised of a cocktail reception, 3-course dinner with wine, an after-party and an unforgettable evening with your peers.   The event

Heuristica Sponsors Laskin Moot Court Competition

Heuristica Sponsors 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

O’Donnell Presents at the Yazidi Genocide Survivors’ Conference

O’Donnell Presents at the Yazidi Genocide Survivors’ Conference

  Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder & CEO, will participate in a panel discussion on Documenting Crimes and Collecting Evidence at the Yazidi Genocide Survivors’ Conference to be held in Amsterdam on January 26, 2024.   Crystal’s leadership extends to her role as Chair of a Uniform Law Conference of Canada Working Group seeking to create common electronic evidence standards across all Canadian courts and tribunals.   While exploring themed topics, the true heart of the conference lies in the voices, needs, and opinions of Yazidi survivors.   Joining Crystal on the panel: Catherine van Kampen, Senior Counsel, Yazidi Genocide Survivor,