archive for the ‘Columns: e-Discovery’ category



The Remedy for eDiscovery Angst – Backup Tapes

by Jim McGann

Monday, July 5th, 2010

The major concerns surrounding eDiscovery are typically cost, time and reliability. How to get a accurate collection of relevant data within the court appointed time window without breaking the bank.… [more]

T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)

by David Stewart

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

I suspect that I have dated myself by referencing the British pop hit from Bananarama; however the lyrics are relevant in appreciating those components of a successful eDiscovery project. It… [more]

Terabytes Became Terrorbytes

by William J. Platt

Friday, March 26th, 2010

I had an interesting experience the other week with a law firm client and their corporate client regarding the need to process a vast amount of data and the associated… [more]

Mastering eDiscovery Begins With Embracing Change

by Karen Brookman

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

After more than a decade in the eDiscovery industry, I often reflect back on my journey and equate our earliest experiences to crossing an ocean in a small leaky boat,… [more]

Search Term Selection: Avoiding the Pitfalls

by Jean-François Legault

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

With less than 30 percent of all information ever appearing as ink on paper, the "paper trail" often turns out to be a "bitstream." This sheer volume of data held… [more]

The Need for Certification

by Debbie Westwood

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Even now, Litigation Support is a rather nebulous field. I know people with IT, law clerk, lawyer, training and records management backgrounds in jobs with the title of “litigation support”… [more]

eDiscovery in a Box?

by William J. Platt

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

It is difficult to shut our individual "professional world" out from technology as it continues to play an ever increasing role in helping us manage our day to day activities… [more]

In an earlier posting on Slaw, Norwich Order Applied to Gmail Account, Omar Ha-Redeye discussed the facts, findings and implications of the recent decision in York University v. Bell Canada … [more]

The Security of Judicial Information

by Martin Felsky

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

On electronic discovery issues we tend to focus on the early stages – identification and preservation. But what happens at the end of the process? After all, the purpose of… [more]

E-discovery can and often does raise important privacy questions for counsel and clients. The Sedona Canada Principles Addressing Electronic Discovery [PDF] identify privacy as one of the non-monetary costs that… [more]

The Harsh Spotlight of Science – Coming Soon to a Vendor Near You

by Debbie Westwood

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

In email conversation with a well-known figure of the US eDiscovery world a few weeks back, I realized that we had both noticed that the eDiscovery world has a dirty… [more]

From PHX to YYZ

by William J. Platt

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

On my flight back to Toronto, I decided to make use of this time to make my contribution to the ‘bits and bytes’ that have gone before me from a… [more]

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SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #9 Avoid Having a Written Office-Sharing or Partnership Agreement
Thursday, February 9

Max Amsterdam once said: “Business is the art of extracting money from another man’s pocket without resorting to violence.” The purpose of having a written agreement between all … »»

Practice

SlawTips Open Access Journals
Wednesday, February 8

There is good leagal content that doesn’t necessarily come in the neat packages that we usually look in.  Though our commercial legal database subscriptions have linked, vetted, edited, and easily. […] »»

Research

SlawTips Use join.me to Get on the Same Page Across the Web
Wednesday, February 8

When you need to collaborate on a document displayed on your screen, it’s great to have a colleague from down the hall come into your office and look over your … »»

Technology

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MLB Selected Case Summaries    

These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.

  • Banks and Banking - Liability of banks to third parties - Negligence - General

    The plaintiffs were the former shareholders of a company that failed. They sued the defendant bank alleging that it breached its contract with the company and the plaintiffs and breached a duty ...

  • Actions - Cause of action - General principles - New or extended cause of action - Opening of floodgates

    The plaintiff and defendant worked at different branches of the same bank. The defendant’s common-law husband was the plaintiff’s ex-husband. Over a four year period, the defendant ...

  • Aliens - Definitions and general principles - Immigration consultants

    The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) had been designated as the sole regulatory body of immigration consultants in Canada from 2004 until June 2011. On June 30, 2011, Bill C-35 came into force, which significantly amended ...

  • Criminal Law - Sexual offences, public morals and disorderly conduct - Public morals - Obscenity - Possession of child pornography

    The accused was convicted of making child pornography available and two counts of possession of child pornography (see [2010] Sask.R. Uned. 197). Subsequently, he was sentenced ...

  • Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding pleas or evidence of witnesses, co-accused and accomplices

    Rowe was convicted by a jury of five offences. He appealed.

    The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed ...

  • Narcotic Control - Offences - Possession - General

    The accused wished to access marijuana for medicinal purposes but did not have an authorization to possess marijuana issued under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations. He was notified that a package of marihuana addressed to him had been ...

  • Narcotic Control - General - Legislation - Exemptions - Medicinal marijuana

    McCrady, who had an application pending under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) to possess and grow marijuana, was convicted of possession of marijuana (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), s. 4(1)). Hearn pleaded guilty ...

  • Criminal Law - Sentence - Trafficking in hashish or marijuana (incl. possession for purposes of trafficking)

    The accused pleaded guilty to one count of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. He was sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment to be served intermittently and 11 months’ ...

  • Municipal Law - Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Imposition and collection of taxes or fees 

    Catalyst Paper Corp. operated a paper mill in the District of North Cowichan. Catalyst objected to the tax rate that it paid compared to residential ratepayers. In 2009, the ...


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