12:00 pm–1:30 pm ET

Deeper Dive: Effectively Finding and Using Social Media Evidence in Litigation

There is no doubt that social media has completed altered how we interact. It has also created vast and powerful new sources of evidence that lawyers must know how to capture and use in litigation. Discover the new and developing sources of social media evidence, as well as the unique evidentiary opportunities threats and ethical issues it presents. Boost your skills for:

• Searching for social media evidence: critical tools, rules and ethical issues
• Authenticating social media as evidence: how to measure reliability and relevance
• Presenting and challenging social media evidence successfully in hearings
• Knowing how to deal with admissibility and ethical issues arising from social media evidence

Speakers

Lisa Silver, University of Calgary
The Honourable Justice Wayne Gorman, Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jason Wadden, Tyr LLP
Puneet Tiwari, Levitt Sheikh LLP & Evichat
Chief Justice Simon Ruel, Quebec Court of Appeal

Moderator

Gideon Christian, University of Calgary