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Do our taxation frameworks adequately address the services neces- sary to get exhibits in front of the court? Finally, we must address the deficits in lawyer e-discovery
education, and vendor encroachment into this area. Much of the e-discovery education available is underwritten and funded by vendors. Often, it is product-centric. For buyers who have been educated by the sellers of products and services, it can be chal- lenging to remain untainted by accusations of influence peddling. Nothing highlights this more than developments in the U.S. Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe case (under appeal at the time of writing). The order under appeal in the Da Silva Moore case is an important development in the law about the use of advanced legal technologies in the automated review of documents. However, the plaintiffs are now objecting to the judge'
that he was improperly influenced by the vendor used by defend- ants. It is alleged that both the judge and the defendant'
counsel participated in e-discovery educational events underwrit- ten by vendors, including the defendant'
have not been proven. However, they should act as a wake-up call to all lawyers and vendors. A failure to examine the role of vendor management in e-discovery threatens the independence on the bar and our clients' pocketbooks.
s vendor. These allegations
Dera J. Nevin is the senior director, litigation support, and e-dis- covery counsel at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. A practising lawyer, she also oversees the firm's e-discovery operations and can be reached at dnevin@mccarthy.ca.
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