Heuristica Voted as Leaders in Legal Process Outsourcing/ Managed Document Review

Canadian Lawyer recently announced the winners of the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards which are designed to allow its readers to identify which products and service providers are the best in class.

Heuristica has again been selected by the readers of Canadian Lawyer magazine as a leader in Legal Process Outsourcing/ Managed Document Review.

Brian Pel, the firm’s COO and Senior Counsel, said: “I’m grateful to both the firm’s legal and technical teams for constantly pushing the envelope to find better and faster ways of serving our clients in their eDiscovery projects. The votes we received are a strong testament to our clients’ satisfaction with the innovative services we provide.”… Read More

Rethinking eDiscovery – From Risk Management to Ethical Design in the Age of Generative AI

Martin Felsky

Senior Counsel

August 8, 2025

For the past decade, lawyers adopting best practices in technology-assisted review (TAR) have been guided by one overriding concern: defensibility. Their workflows were built to withstand judicial scrutiny as prescribed by the rules, case law and the Sedona Canada Principles.

That risk-averse approach serves its purpose. But it also entrenches a mindset that treated technology as a liability to be justified rather than as a capability to be unleashed. Today, generative AI invites us once again to shift our professional perspective from defensive compliance to proactive ethical design.

Beyond Defensibility: Toward Trustworthy AI Systems

In the world of generative AI, “defensibility” will no longer need to be treated as a constraint.… Read More

Document Dumps in Litigation: How Acciona Fell Short and Gowing Got It Right on Discovery Legal Standards

Kelly Friedman

Chief Legal Data Intelligence Office and Senior Counsel

July 23, 2025

In the evolving landscape of electronic discovery, courts are increasingly asked to adjudicate disputes over document production volumes and the boundaries of relevance. Two recent decisions, Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District [GVS&DD], 2025 BCSC 1256 (Acciona) and Gowing Contractors Ltd. v. Walsh Construction Company Canada, 2023 ONSC 4407 (Gowing), offer contrasting judicial approaches to these challenges.

Acciona misses a critical opportunity to clarify the legal obligations of document production under Rule 7-1 of the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil Rules. … Read More

Consequences for Misuse of Generative AI

Candice Chan-Glasgow

Director, Review Services and Counsel

June 19, 2025

Notwithstanding the well-known potential for generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) to hallucinate and related guidance issued by Canadian law societies and courts, there continue to be new cases where counsel have relied on GenAI without independently verifying legal citations and content.

Consequences for Misuse of Generative AI.

Five Ways to Use Legal Data Intelligence Without Disrupting Your Workflow

Martin Felsky

Senior Counsel

March 12, 2025

Litigation in Canada is more data-intensive than ever. Yet many litigators hesitate to adopt new processes, fearing disruption to their established case strategies and workflows. The good news? You don’t need to change the way you litigate—you just need the right support to optimize how you manage data.

Legal data intelligence (LDI) and eDiscovery solutions integrate seamlessly into your existing litigation framework, allowing you to win cases, reduce risk, and control costs – without overhauling your approach. Here’s how:

1. Early Case Strategy: Use Data to Assess Strengths and Risks Faster

Traditional Approach: Reviewing initial disclosures manually and relying on client-provided documents to gauge case strength.… Read More

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