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AI Notetaking in the Legal and Business Context: Does It Risk Confidentiality or Privilege?

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As businesses modernize, many are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to increase productivity and lower costs. One such tool is AI notetaking—automated meeting transcriptions, real-time summaries and searchable...more

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Is Privilege Waived When Cooperating with a Police Investigation?

As Justice Tyndale once stated in a decision rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal (QCA), "It is common sense that a secret once revealed is a secret no longer." This adage has since been widely used in support of the...more

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Internal Investigations and Privilege: A Redux

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An internal investigation into a workplace accident was privileged, and thus protected from disclosure, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently held in Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2016 ABQB 264 [Suncor]. The Court found...more

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Solicitor-Client Privilege: The Quebec Securities Regulator Can Summon In-House Counsel to Testify in an Investigation

On July 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) denied leave to appeal to an in-house counsel (referred to as Ms. X to protect her identity) in the case of X v. Autorité des marchés financiers. The SCC thus maintained the...more

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2014 E-Discovery Year in Review

2014 was another eventful year for e-discovery and information management in Canada. Set out below are some of the major trends and developments that emerged over the last year....more

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