E-litigation—litigation that is either paperless or
virtual—is the way of the future. This was already becoming
true when we conducted the first paperless trial in the history of
the construction courts in Toronto in early 2020, and it is even
more apparent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the world finds
itself in.
Choosing to conduct e-litigation provides the parties involved
with access to functionality which is not available in traditional,
paper-based processes. If correctly planned for, volumes of bankers
boxes can be reduced to one USB key, zip folder or drop-box,
eliminating the time and expense of producing and riffling through
paper materials, and hearings, examinations or mediations can be
conducted with multiple parties in different rooms, or cities. The
flexibility provided for by the electronic storage of materials and
the ability to prepare witnesses from afar can support both
effective and cost efficient hearings if properly planned for at
the
