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eDiscovery and Electronic Evidence 2023

Course Date: November 20, 2023

Full Course Materials

Total: 5h 44min

Total Ethics: 2h 12min

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