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Neesons has had a busy year so far, from an acquisition by Veritext Legal Solutions, to hosting a Fireside Chat, to sponsoring a myriad of social gatherings in the litigation community. Never a dull moment The first excitement of 2019 was the acquisition of Neesons at the end of February, 2019 by the world’s largest court reporting and legal solutions company, Veritext, through its newly formed Canadian arm, VT Canada Litigation Solutions. By joining forces Neesons – always a...

Accessibility and inclusion are important to us all. Kim Neeson has created a 1.5 hour program, eligible for 1.5 LSO hours EDI Professionalism Hours, for lawyers, law clerks or staff who interact with the public. Over 10% of Canada’s population has a hearing loss of some kind, and the statistics will only rise as the population ages. One size does not fit all. There are many types of hearing loss, from mild to complete deafness. What services each consumer requires will...

Over the last several years, there’s been lots of talk of electronic discovery and trials.  As more judges and litigators go paperless, don’t be left behind!  This blog will explore just how easy it is to get started. What equipment is required? Whether at discovery or trial, you’re going to need to provide equipment for everyone. You’ll need: High quality monitors for the best viewing Splitter box (this allows all monitors to be seeing the same thing)...

Neesons was the firm of choice to provide realtime, rough draft and certified transcripts in the Robinson-Huron and Robinson-Superior Annuities trial held over the last several months in Northern Ontario.  The case is a first of its kind, involving the interpretation of the annuity clause in treaties dating back to 1850. Testimony included that of Elders, community leaders and experts.  When Neesons was approached about the purchase of a copy of over 15,000 pages of transcript by...

Neesons brings answers to questions about implementing technology in every day situations. The presentation, given by our President, Kim Neeson, was “problem” and “solution” styled.  Below are a few highlights from the talk. Problem:  I’m reluctant to learn a new program! Solution:  Electronic documents can easily be shared at discovery, trial or arbitration using a simple screen solution.  All that’s required is your laptop, the...

Neesons sponsors the Women in Litigation Conference, 2017 One of our favourite events to be involved with is when over 250 women meet to learn, network and create a powerful force; and this year was no different.  Highlights from the conference for us include meeting and speaking with women from all walks of litigation law, whether in-house, local or out of town, big firm or small, or sole practitioner.  The conference brings women together with strong, information-intensive panels and...

Here is a blog post that I wrote for Tech Tested Lawyer Approved. As an owner of a court reporting firm, words are my life. I hear them, write them in shorthand, and reproduce them in a written format – the transcript – whereupon the words of witnesses and counsel are forever memorialized, discussed and commented upon. A witness may be convicted of perjury because of these words. A misplaced phrase by counsel may come back to haunt him or her later. People’s lives are directly affected not...