Purview eDiscovery & Litigation Hold Support
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery and litigation hold support in British Columbia.
When a matter is anticipated, the mailboxes, Teams chats, SharePoint sites, and OneDrive folders in your tenant need to be held and collected in a way that survives challenge. We run the hold, the search, and the export inside Purview so counsel receives a defensible, documented set.
When this service is needed
Typical scenarios where counsel and corporate clients retain us.
- Litigation hold needed across mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
- Document discovery under the BC Supreme Court Civil Rules
- Internal investigation that needs a targeted, repeatable search
- Regulator or privacy commissioner request for records
- Departing custodian whose data must be held before the licence is removed
- In-house team without Purview experience or an E5 licence
How we approach it
A defensible, repeatable process.
Tools we apply
Named, current, and listed in every report.
- Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard and Premium)
- Purview Content Search and compliance boundaries
- Purview Audit for hold and search verification
- Load-file exports for Relativity and other review platforms
- Hash-verified PST and native exports
Standards we follow
Aligned to Canadian and international guidance.
- Sedona Canada Principles, 3rd edition
- BC Supreme Court Civil Rules, Part 5 (document discovery)
- Microsoft 365 retention and hold documentation
What you receive
Deliverables built for counsel, the regulator, and the court.
Forensic image, examiner report, exhibits and hash logs, and an expert affidavit where the matter requires it.
Common questions
Purview eDiscovery & Litigation Hold Support questions from Canadian counsel and corporate clients.
What is the difference between a retention policy and a litigation hold in Microsoft 365?
Answer pending.
Does a hold stop a departing employee's mailbox from being deleted?
Answer pending.
Do we need an E5 licence for Purview eDiscovery?
Answer pending.
Can you search Teams chats and channel messages?
Answer pending.
What format does counsel receive the export in?
Answer pending.
How do you prove the search was run correctly?
Answer pending.
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