Heuristica’s, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel, Crystal O’Donnell and Laine McGarragle, Director, Client Services & Counsel are excited to be attending the 2024 CLOC Global Institute event.   If you want to reach out to meet or chat you can contact them at:   Crystal O’Donnell:codonnell@discoverycounsel.ca Laine McGarragle:lmcgarragle@discoverycounsel.ca   Looking forward to seeing everyone at CGI 2024!   For more information about the CLOC 2024 Global Institute event please visit their website.   … Read More The post Heuristica Team Going to 2024 CLOC GL ..read more

Heurisitca is pleased to sponsor The Advocates’ Society Annual Alberta Gala.   Join us on April 18th for this exclusive evening of collegiality and celebrate excellence in advocacy with the Alberta Bench and Bar.   The evening’s program will feature the presentation of the Alberta Excellence in Mentoring Award and a much anticipated keynote from The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, PC, CC, CStJ.   The gala will be held at Hudson in Calgary and will include a host cocktail reception, three-course dinner with wine, after-party and an unforgettable evening with the Bench and Bar!   ..read more

Candice Chan-Glasgow                                       Director, Review Services and Counsel March 4, 2024   A recent ruling on costs from the Supreme Court of British Columbia highlights the risks for counsel who do not understand the appropriate use of generative AI and legal technology.     In Zhang v Chen, 2024 BCSC 285 (CanLII), Justice Masuhara made a rare cost order, requiring the respondent’s counsel, Ms. Ke, to pay costs personally for the additional effort and expens ..read more

Once again Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the Laskin, Canada’s only annual national bilingual moot court competition.   The Laskin is an annual moot court competition that deals with Canadian administrative and constitutional law issues.  The competition is named in memory of one of Canada’s greatest legal scholars and jurists, the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin.   The Laskin aims to provide a unique opportunity for law students, judges, law professors and practitioners from across Canada to meet and debate problems of current importance in the law.  Its goals are to: &nb ..read more

Laine McGarragle, Director, Client Services & Counsel is excited to be attending Legalweek 2024.   If you want to reach out to meet or chat you can contact her at:   lmcgarragle@discoverycounsel.ca   Looking forward to seeing everyone there!   For more information about Legalweek 2024 please visit their web site.   … Read More The post Going to Legalweek 2024! appeared first on Heuristica Discovery Counsel ..read more

  Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder & CEO, will participate in a panel discussion on Documenting Crimes and Collecting Evidence at the Yazidi Genocide Survivors’ Conference to be held in Amsterdam on January 26, 2024.   Crystal’s leadership extends to her role as Chair of a Uniform Law Conference of Canada Working Group seeking to create common electronic evidence standards across all Canadian courts and tribunals.   While exploring themed topics, the true heart of the conference lies in the voices, needs, and opinions of Yazidi survivors.   Joining Crystal on the ..read more

From everyone at Heuristica we wish our colleagues, clients, families, and friends a healthy, happy and prosperous new year.   Happy New Year!     … Read More The post Happy New Year! appeared first on Heuristica Discovery Counsel ..read more

  Heuristica is pleased to advise that several of its lawyers have again been chosen for inclusion in the 2023 International and Canada Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Directories:    The following have been selected:   Thought Leaders – Commercial Litigation – eDiscovery Lawyers 2023 Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica Founder and CEO Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel National Leaders – Canada – eDiscovery Practitioners 2023 Crystal O’Donnell Martin Felsky Candice Chan-Glasgow, Director, Review Services and Counsel O’Donnell, Felsky and Chan-Glasgow are recognized for their achieve ..read more

Candice Chan-Glasgow                                       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 prepar ..read more

Once again, we are pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor of The Advocates’ Society Annual Fall Convention and excited to host the Closing Dinner on Saturday night.   This year the Society’s marquee conference is being held November 1st to 5th at the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort in Mexico where attendees will enjoy collegiality and thought provoking CPD in an incredible setting.   As always, the Fall Convention will offer an exceptional CPD program with sessions and panel discussions such as:   Crisis in Litigation: View From the Front Lines Lightning Round: Year in Review What I A ..read more