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E-trials in Canada: Bringing the courtroom into the future

To prepare for Mishkeegogamang v. Canada et al. and Slate Falls v. Canada et al. (two actions merged into one), attorneys for two plaintiffs and three defendants would need seven copies of more than 4,000 documents. Yet instead of hundreds of bankers boxes crowding the courtroom, I

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E-trials save money and time, say proponents

originally published in Lawyers Weekly Magazine Do you have what it takes to work in an electronically enhanced courtroom? Wonder no more — just take “Tom’s test.” Can you: Turn on a computer and monitor? Use a mouse? Use the scroll wheel on your mouse? Open a

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Guide to Courtroom Technology in Canada

originally published on CBA PracticeLink Certain high-profile trials have proven the value of technology usage in courtrooms. Yet most trials in Canada still do without even common technologies, like video conferencing, document management systems and document displays. And this absence spawns dissatisfaction. “Clients complain that the process

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Convergence — The "Triple Play"

The phone rings. You pick it up. Your computer screen opens a window showing the caller’s face – live. Another window appears, listing a file on the caller that you keep in your customer relationship management (CRM) system. And all you did was pick up the phone.

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