US eDiscovery is fortunate in the quality of those who talk and write
about the subject. One of the most trenchant commentators – no, scratch
that, the most trenchant commentator – on eDiscovery is Craig Ball, whose Ball in your court
blog, should be compulsory reading wherever electronic discovery /
eDisclosure takes place. Having advanced forensic skills plus legal
knowledge sufficient to make him a Special Master AND the ability to
speak and write clearly about these things is an enviable spread of
talents.

His 10 eDiscovery Tips for Judges
should be read not by judges alone, but by those who seek to persuade
judges to their point of view in relation to any aspect of eDiscovery.
It is one of my reiterated points that judges cannot be expected to keep
up to date with everything which happens in eDiscovery – it is hard
enough for those of us who are immersed in it every day. The burden
falls firmly on those who appear in front of them, and Craig Ball’s
article is a useful primer for them.

That this is a worldwide subject appears from the fact that we can
shortly expect a comprehensive article on judicial involvement in these
things from a judge in a very different corner of the common law
eDiscovery world. I will tell you more about that when it is published.