NATIONWIDE – CANADA: An introduction to eDiscovery

Chief Legal Data Intelligence Office and Senior Counsel

This overview was recently prepared by Heuristica for inclusion in Chambers & Partners’ 2025 Litigation Support Guide released in June 2025.

Canadian Perspectives on Global eDiscovery Trends and Emerging Best Practices

In 2025, legal teams worldwide are navigating increasingly complex eDiscovery demands fueled by rapid technological advances, diverse data sources, and changing regulatory requirements. This article examines international developments through the prism of Canada’s legal, regulatory, and technological landscape, and outlines future trends that will define the next phase of electronic disclosure in Canada.

Canadian eDiscovery Law and Best Practices

Canadian civil eDiscovery obligations emerge from a layered legal framework of provincial rules of court, court practice directions, judicial interpretation, and national best practice guidelines.… 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

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

Heuristica is 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 11th 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 a token of appreciation Canadian Lawyer will enter participants who complete the survey and provide their contact information into a draw for a $200 Amazon gift card.… Read More

Heuristica Sponsors ACC Alberta 1-Day Conference – In-House Counsel: Here and Now!

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the ACC Alberta 1-Day Conference – In-House Counsel: Here and Now!

Crystal O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel and Jason Howg, Partner, Intellectual Property Lawyer, BLG, will be on a panel discussing How to AI.

You will learn about:

1. How people use AI in their practice

2. Key elements of advice for their clients

3. Evidentiary developments

4. Developments in international arbitration and AI rules

5. Some general trends on how AI is affecting the world

To find out more about this conference, or to register, please go to the ACC website

Heuristica Sponsors Women of Class Summit

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the 2nd annual Women of Class Summit. For this three-night event, women leaders gather to explore developments and insights for plaintiffs class action counsel in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

Crystal O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel at Heuristica and Kelly Friedman, Heuristica’s Chief Legal Data Intelligence Officer and Senior Counsel, are featured speakers at the event and will present Empowering Class Counsel with Discovery Strategy. This session emphasizes that, even though defendants control the vast majority of potentially relevant documents and tend to exclude class counsel from key decisions on production, plaintiffs class counsel can leverage recent caselaw to ensure that the discovery process properly arms them for trial or settlement approval.… Read More