The E-Discovery Implementation Committee is a joint committee established by the Ontario Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society. It is composed of litigators from both the private and public sectors, and members of the judiciary in Ontario.
The mandate of the EIC is to implement “on the ground”, within the Ontario court system and litigation bar, best practices with respect to electronic discovery. The goal is to carry forward the job begun by the Task Force on the Discovery Process in Ontario, and its Guidelines for the Discovery of Electronic Documents in Ontario. The EIC is guided in its work by the Sedona Canada Principles.

A key theme in the work of the EIC is proportionality – the requirement to ensure that the e-discovery requirements that are placed on litigants are proportional, in terms of cost, time and effort, to the nature and dollar value of the case.

The current members of the EIC are Stephanie Beaudry, Duncan Boswell, Tim Buckley, John Buhlman, Mr. Justice Colin Campbell, Michael Fraleigh, Master Benjamin Glustein, Brett Harrison, Peter Henderson, Kelly Inglese, Kathryn Manning, Brent McPherson, Brad Moore, David Outerbridge (Chair), Ken Prehogan, Tom Sutton, Brendan Van Niejenhuis, David Wires and Michele Wright.

The EIC is currently working on preparing best practices documentation and informational materials relating to e-trials, and will be engaged in educational initiatives with respect to both e-discovery and e-trial matters on an ongoing basis.