eDiscovery and Electronic Evidence 2023


Course Date: November 20, 2023

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 44min
Total Ethics: 2h 12min
Course Agenda ▼
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
 
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver 
Ann Halkett — Director, SOLVED eDiscovery, a division of Alexander Holburn, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
David Wotherspoon — Wotherspoon Law, Vancouver
 
Overview of Discovery Obligations Under the BC Rules of Court (9:05 – 9:55)
 
  • Rule 7-1 and electronic documents
  • BCSC 2006 Electronic Evidence Project
  • Electronic Evidence Protocols
Gavin Clark — Whitelaw Twining, Vancouver 
 
BREAK (9:55 – 10:00)
 
Primer on eDiscovery (10:00 – 10:50)
 
  • what eDiscovery is and why electronic discovery differs from paper
  • why the preservation, collection, and processing of data is important
  • preparing for review
  • analysis tools (searching/filtering, analytics, and more) 
  • listing of evidence
Ann Halkett — Director, SOLVED eDiscovery, a division of Alexander Holburn, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Sara Blackthorne — Community Engagement Specialist, Relativity, Chicago
 
BREAK (10:50 – 10:55)
 
The Courts and eDiscovery (10:55 – 11:45)
 
  • the Sedona Principles 
  • case law 
  • where BC fits 
Jessica Lithwick — Sugden, McFee & Roos LLP, Vancouver
David Wotherspoon — Wotherspoon Law, Vancouver
 
BREAK (11:45 – 11:50)
 
The Future of eDiscovery Technology (11:50 – 12:40)
 
  • the story so far
  • generative AI 101 
  • early use cases
  • risks and returns
  • future predictions
Dr. Aron Ahmadia — Senior Director, Applied Science, Relativity, Chicago
 
LUNCH (12:40 – 1:30)
 
Electronic Evidence in Action (1:30 – 2:20)
 
  • computer forensics
  • Norwich Orders
  • Anton Piller Orders
  • electronic disclosure in criminal law
Tyler Hatch — Founder and CEO, DFI Forensics, Langley
Daniel J. Reid — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Kendra Torvik — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver 
David Wotherspoon — Wotherspoon Law, Vancouver
 
BREAK (2:20 – 2:25)
 
AI Generated Documents and Admissibility (2:25 – 3:15)
 
  • deep fakes
  • identifying AI generated documents
  • how to prove or disprove AI generated documents
The Honourable Mr. Justice David A. Crerar — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Tam C. Boyar — MacKay Boyar Law Corporation, Vancouver
Professor Maura R. Grossman, JD, PhD — Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo
 
BREAK (3:15 – 3:25)
 
Electronic Trials (3:25 – 4:15)
 
  • what's an eTrial?
  • technology 
Kate Gower — Lab Director, Justice Data and Design Lab, Gower Modern Law Corporation, Victoria
 
Concluding Remarks (4:15 – 4:30)
 
Ann Halkett — Director, SOLVED eDiscovery, a division of Alexander Holburn, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
David Wotherspoon — Wotherspoon Law, Vancouver