At their meeting on October 31, 2014, the British Columbia Benchers adopted rule amendments based on the report and recommendations of the Law Society’s Cloud Computing Working Group.
The amendments address the requirements for lawyers using electronic data storage and processing, producing records in a complaint investigation or forensic audit, and third-party storage providers and security. In particular, the amendments concern:
- electronic data storage and processing (definitions of “metadata” and “record” and Rules 3-43.1, 3-59(0.1), (2), (2.1) and (4), 3-61.1(2) and (3), 3-62(1), 3-65(2.1) and (3) and 3-68);
- producing records in a complaint investigation (Rule 3-5.01) or forensic audit (Rule 4-43(1.4)); and
- third-party storage providers and security (Rules 10-4 and 10-5).
Read the agenda of the meeting here
An highlight of amendments to the Rules is available at http://www.lawsociety.bc…
The BC Law Society’s Cloud Computing Working Group Report is available at http://www.lawsociety.bc…
The BC Law Society’s cloud computing checklist is available at http://www.lawsociety.bc…
The BC best practice guidelines is available at http://www.lawsociety.bc…
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