Electronic Evidence and Electronic Trials

Vancouver course: Friday, January 28, 2011
UBC Robson Square, Plaza Level – 800 Robson Street, Vancouver

Video Repeats: For start time and location: contact your local County Coordinator

Who should attend: Litigation counsel.

Learning level: Fundamental/Intermediate

Course Chair 
David Wotherspoon — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Faculty 
The Honourable Mr. Justice David M. Masuhara — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Elliott M. Myers — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver
David A. Crerar — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Mark E. Fancourt-Smith — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Timothy P. Leadem QC — Ecojustice Canada, Vancouver
Jonathan M. Palmer — Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Jonathan G. Penner — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Johanna Mustapic — Triage Data Solutions Inc., Vancouver
Monique L. Sever — Paralegal, Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Graham J. Underwood — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Andrew F. Wilkinson, QC — McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Vancouver

Welcome and Introduction

David Wotherspoon — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

The View from the Bench

• best and worst practices
• preparation with an eye to trial   

The Honourable Mr. Justice Elliott M. Myers — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver

Identifying and Obtaining Electronic Evidence

• knowing what to look for
• the nuts and bolts of collecting evidence
• spoliation

David A. Crerar — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Mark E. Fancourt-Smith — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

eDiscovery—Theory and Practice: Practice Panel

• the Sedona principles
• proportionality and the new Rules
• what else do we need to consider?

Jonathan M. Palmer — Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Jonathan G. Penner — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Andrew F. Wilkinson, QC — McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)

eDiscovery Case Study

• paper vs. electronic?
• document processing and organizational flow
• utilizing case management software

Johanna Mustapic — Triage Data Solutions Inc., Vancouver
Jonathan M. Palmer — Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Monique L. Sever — Paralegal, Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Electronic Trials: Panel Discussion

• preparing for and presenting electronic evidence at trial
• pitfalls to avoid
• the future of electronic evidence and electronic trials

The Honourable Mr. Justice David M. Masuhara — Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver 
Timothy P. Leadem QC — Ecojustice Canada, Vancouver
Graham J. Underwood — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Concluding Remarks

David Wotherspoon — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver