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- Disclosure obligations and self-selection of disclosure documents – the Square Global case
- Interview: Gráinne Bryan of FTI Consulting on the use of technology in Irish dispute resolution and compliance monitoring
- Depp gets through to the last reel with relief from sanctions over disclosure failures
- Recorded ACEDS webinar: a better way of doing webinars about better ways of doing discovery
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- Taking care about time and place data in eDiscovery – things may not be as simple as they seem
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- Boris Johnson and his friends remind us of the link between political dishonesty and eDiscovery
- Interview: Gráinne Bryan on FTI Consulting’s technology role in Ireland
- Relativity Fest London – eDisclosure and global eDiscovery panel today
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Category Archives: Civil Liberties
Oxford tramples on privacy with CCTV in taxis
Given that privacy is one of my professional subjects, it is interesting that my home city, Oxford, should be blazing a trail in trampling on privacy rights, with a compulsory scheme requiring taxis to make video and sound recordings of … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Data privacy, Data Protection
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UK Government abandons Henry VIII powers to by-pass Parliament
The UK government is abandoning its attempt to give itself new powers to act without parliamentary scrutiny. That is interesting in itself, but also encourages observations on the rise of informed blogging on legal matters in opinion-forming. My January article … Continue reading
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A week of law, justice and public opinion
Last week saw the mobilisation of a large body of opinion via Twitter in support of the airport “joker” Paul Chambers. If we cannot exactly claim success, we have at least seen how quickly a mass protest can pick up. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil justice, Civil Liberties, Twitter
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European Commission takes action against UK for data protection failings
An article in Document Management News reports on the legal action being taken by the European Commission against the UK for gaps in the legislation required to comply with EU data protection laws. The investigation leading to the action was … Continue reading
British liberties viewed from the Land of the Free
The subject of liberty came at me in three different ways on a single Sunday morning in Washington a few days ago. The top article in the Washington Post was headed “In today’s viral world, who keeps a civil tongue” … Continue reading
Technology and constitutional protection at the Supreme Court
Readers will know that the defence of our democratic rights vies for my attention with efficient case management and the use of technology in litigation. The new Supreme Court combines both of these interests. There is a story of a … Continue reading
