The handbook covers issues such as inadvertently creating client engagements, disclosure of confidential information, premature
destruction of electronic documents and unauthorized practice of law online.
In the
case of electronic documents, special care should be taken to ensure that not just that hard copies are created but that the electronic documents themselves are preserved.
The use of supervisors and management in the
search of electronic documents under the new policy is intended to discourage abuse of these powers, as well as an auditing mechanism to ensure compliance.
This «golden age» was also before the
tsunami of electronic documents subject to disclosure and before the need for complicated medical evidence in some cases.
(1) If the Director has suspended the authorization
of an electronic document submitter under section 23.1 and has not withdrawn the suspension under section 23.3, the Director shall, within two business days of the suspension, notify the submitter that he or she proposes to revoke the authorization.
These new and / or improved tools boast more efficient culling and storing
of electronic documents for discovery, promising to save time and money for the firms who use them.
In that way, the large
number of electronic documents that we store on our phones, tablets and computers may open up a variety of avenues by which probate could become both expensive and contentious.
Apple was also granted patents for scrolling lists, translating, rotating, and scaling
of electronic documents on touchscreen devices, all of which add more ammo to Apple's legal arsenal.
He possesses an extensive experience of leading engagements in IT audits, architecture design, development of IT strategies and long - term development plans, harmonization of IT and business relations,
implementation of electronic document management systems, software development, and other projects.
Similarly, in the
age of electronic documents and CRM software, it's not uncommon for signed contracts to be left forgotten in someone's inbox.
AI - machine learning for auto - classification
of electronic documents as a document management feature (which is an add - on cost module) has been offered by some major vendors — ie.
Despite subsection (1), control
of an electronic document does not constitute possession of the original document for the purposes of the Personal Property Security Act.
The Digital Privacy Act amends the federal Personal Information and Protection
of Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to mandate a data breach response that includes reporting, notification and record - keeping requirements.
Ontario lawyers should pay attention to the fruits of a report (Guidelines for the
Discovery of Electronic Documents in Ontario [pdf], published by the Task Force on the Discovery Process in Ontario in November, 2005) about the problems posed by electronic data in law:
26 If the procedures governing the
receipt of an electronic document and the time and manner for submitting and registering an electronic document are prescribed by regulation, section 78 of the Land Titles Act and sections 49, 50 and 77 of the Registry Act do not apply to the extent that they conflict with the prescribed procedures.
(b) establish rules, procedures and guidelines respecting the delivery
of electronic documents by direct electronic transmission and require that electronic documents be delivered by direct electronic transmission;
«authorization», in
respect of an electronic document submitter, means the authorization that the submitter has obtained from the Director of Land Registration to submit electronic documents by direct electronic transmission to the electronic land registration database; («autorisation»)
Close on the heels of the e-filing changes in B.C., Ontario has released a new Practice Direction effective November 2, 2012 for the
filing of electronic documents in civil appeals and judicial reviews in Divisional Court.
It discriminates against people with disabilities (by creating more barriers); it increases costs (by forcing people to take time out of their day or pay someone); and it hinders the development
of an electronic document system.
Nevertheless the «Scope» section of the text says that the standard will «simplify and facilitate the exchange and verification
of electronic documents with probative value.»
Although the recent Practice Directions for CPR Pt 31 have provided some guidance on the
handling of electronic documents, the rules of best evidence that apply to paper - based evidence are of limited relevance.