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Process over technology

Darryl has never driven a car and has never been to Halifax in his life. He finds himself at the airport and needs to get downtown. He wonders whether he should a. Rent a minivan, b. Rent a sedan or c. Rent a convertible. (Darryl is a lawyer, and the client is paying for [...]

Preservation Technology and Process

Many lawyers feel that the preservation of electronic files in civil cases should be simple sweet and cheap. After all, they reason, we are interested in the content, not some fancy-pants metadata. What they miss though is the essential function of metadata – it is not only evidence in itself that might be relevant, but [...]

Frequently-Requested Links

Lexum E-Discovery Canada 
Common Law Case Law Digests  (Peg Duncan)
Electronic Discovery Reading List (Peg Duncan)
New Rules for Nova Scotia  (PDF)
New Rules for Ontario (January 2010)
Ontario E-Discovery Implementation Committee Precedents
The Sedona Canada Principles Addressing Electronic Discovery (2008)

Interactive Annotated Version
PDF Version with Commentary