DPM - Collecting Internet Evidence (017411)

Overview

Delivery method

Online Self-Paced

Duration

45 minutes

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

The content in French for this course is currently being developed and will soon be available to participants.

This recorded course is part of the Disclosure Project Management series offered by National eDiscovery and Litigation Support Services. Disclosure Project Management is the eDiscovery framework adopted ‎by the Department of Justice. This course focuses on the Collection Phase of the Disclosure Project Management Framework.

The facilitators provide a short overview of the legal issues involved in the collection Internet evidence, particularly social media.

The last part of the presentation focuses on methods of defensibly collecting Internet evidence by using Justice's Internet Evidence Team (IET). 

Topics Covered:

• Explaining Internet Evidence (3:39)
• Social Media and the courts (8:34)
• Privacy considerations (10:36)
• Collecting defensibly (19:04)
• Role of the Internet Evidence Team (24:01)
• Collecting Internet Evidence FAQs (32:00)

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

Click here for the 2023 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).