New Edition Of The Sedona Canada Principles For E-Discovery

Recently, the Sedona Conference Working Group 7 published the Second Edition of the Sedona Canada Principles Addressing Electronic Discovery (the "Sedona Principles"). [Link: https://thesedonaconference.org/download-pub/4432]. The Sedona Principles provide guidance on best practices for dealing with electronically stored information with respect to parties' discovery obligations. Litigation counsel and in house counsel will want to acquaint themselves with the new version, as some of the updates will have an impact on how to manage litigation readiness and litigation strategy.

The new edition makes a number of updates to both the Sedona Principles and accompanying commentary. For instance, there is an increased emphasis on early and meaningful cooperation between counsel (Principle 4) and proportionality (Principle 2). Gone is the "meet-and-confer" language of the previous edition, replaced with language that stresses the importance of good faith cooperation to