Director, Review Services and Counsel
October 25, 2023
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice illustrates the advantage of having eDiscovery counsel assist parties to understand costs implications and how to claim and oppose eDiscovery costs. In Bellsam Contracting Limited v. Torgerson, 2023 ONSC 5652 (CanLII), the defendants sought to recover certain of their eDiscovery-related costs and costs of preparing those costs submissions.
With respect to the eDiscovery costs, the defendants sought partial indemnity for time spent by an “eDiscovery Specialist” who downloaded the plaintiff’s productions, managed the production load files, added documents to the eDiscovery database, and performed quality control checks.… Read More