We’ve Moved!

We’ve Moved!

We have moved to a new location.  Our new address is:   Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP 121 King St. West, Suite 1820 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T9   All telephone numbers remain unchanged.   For directions please visit the Contact Us page on our web site.  

We’re Honoured to be Nominated Again – Please vote!

We’re Honoured to be Nominated Again – Please vote!

We are honoured to be nominated this year for three Canadian Lawyer Readers’ Choice Awards.   We have been nominated as the best in:   E-Discovery Software/Solution(s) Litigation Support and E-Discovery Consultant(s) Legal Process Outsourcing/Document Review Services This is the 9th year Canadian Lawyer has run their Readers’ Choice Awards.  The program is designed to give a voice to their readers to identify which vendors and suppliers are the best at what they do.   Voting is anonymous but as an added incentive offered by Canadian Lawyer this year, if you provide your contact information, your name will be entered in

O’Donnell Presents at The Master’s Conference Toronto

O’Donnell Presents at The Master’s Conference Toronto

Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder & CEO, will participate in a panel discussion on the Cutting Edge of Short Message Review: ​Slicing, Search, Review and More.   Participating in the panel with Crystal will be: Ann Marie Lane, Senior Manager, Law Firm Strategy Marketing, Relativity (Moderator), David Horrigan, Discovery Counsel & Legal Education Director, Relativity, Chuck Rothman, Senior Director Data Engineering & Analytics, McCarthy Tetrault and Daniel Mayers, Vice President, Technology Strategy and Innovation, INNOV-8 Legal.   Topics that will be discussed are:   What are Short Messages? State of the Industry Preservation and Collection Searching, Review and Production Future Outlook

Clarification — Redactions of Irrelevant Information

Clarification — Redactions of Irrelevant Information

Michael Ross Associate   June 9, 2023 A recent family law decision from the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, MBH v CKI, 2023 ABKB 284, clarifies the principles that apply in Alberta to redactions of non-privileged irrelevant information from otherwise relevant and material records.   The Court considered, inter alia, whether the Plaintiff/Respondent must produce redacted portions of previously produced medical/physician records. While medical information is often redacted as irrelevant personal information, the information here was potentially relevant to issues involving the primary care and control of the parties’ children.   The Court noted that, in Alberta, irrelevant information