Heuristica Discovery Counsel to Participate in CBA Webinar on Public Sector eDiscovery

Heuristica Discovery Counsel to Participate in CBA Webinar on Public Sector eDiscovery

E-Discovery in the Public Sector:  Tips and Strategies for Enhancing Legal Outcomes and Mitigating Risk   Rapid changes in legal technology necessitate ongoing process shifts to incorporate new capabilities that improve outcomes and decrease risk and cost. This is directly impacted by unique challenges faced by the public sector in eDiscovery, the administrative structures that govern the ability to collect data and the procurement of necessary technology.   On Wednesday, October 25th join a panel of knowledgeable lawyers with significant public sector eDiscovery experience to discuss tips and strategies to work with these challenges to improve your eDiscovery outcomes.  

Heuristica Sponsors Digital Evidence & E-Discovery Institute

Heuristica Sponsors Digital Evidence & E-Discovery Institute

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the 13th Annual Ontario Digital Evidence and E-Discovery Institute on Wednesday, November 22nd at the Ontario Bar Association Conference Centre in downtown Toronto.   This popular full-day program brings together leading experts to talk about the latest developments in eDiscovery and digital evidence.  This year’s program will focus on the intersection of AI and the evolution of the law.   Attendees will gain valuable insights and practical tips from leading experts on the following:   Use of AI in Litigation and Disputes What is the Current Legal Landscape for AI Regulation in Canada and Globally

Going to Relativity Fest 2023!

Going to Relativity Fest 2023!

Heuristica’s, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel, Crystal O’Donnell and Laine McGarragle, Director, Client Services & Counsel are excited to be attending Relativity Fest 2023.   If you want to reach out to meet or chat you can contact them at:   Crystal O’Donnell:codonnell@discoverycounsel.ca Laine McGarragle:lmcgarragle@discoverycounsel.ca   Looking forward to seeing everyone there!   For more information about Relativity Fest 2023 please visit their web site.  

Document Production Disputes Exacerbate Access to Justice Challenges in Canada

Document Production Disputes Exacerbate Access to Justice Challenges in Canada

Candice Chan-Glasgow Director, Review Services and Counsel   August 28, 2023   Civil courts across the country are facing lengthy delays and backlogs. These growing delays increase costs and deny litigants the ability to access timely financial relief and move on with their lives. Indeed, delay is one of three barriers to access to justice specifically noted by Chief Justice Wagner in his 2018 remarks at the 7th National Pro Bono Conference in Vancouver:   It can take a year or more even to get a date for a trial that might last two months. In the meantime, parties suffer

Document Dumps May Cost You

Document Dumps May Cost You

  Michael Ross Associate   Document Dumps May Cost You   A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Gowing Contractors Ltd v. Walsh Construction Company Canada, 2023 ONSC 4407, confirms there will be cost consequences to parties whose productions contain a significant proportion of irrelevant records.  On a motion for further and better production, the Court considered, inter alia, whether the defendant Walsh had failed to meet its discovery obligations by producing an “astounding 25%” of irrelevant documents.   By way of background, the overall litigation relates to an infrastructure construction project. Walsh was the general contractor,