Category Archives: Data privacy

How safe is safe harbor?

I spoke on safe harbor on a panel at LegalTech sponsored and led by LDSI. Does it give as much protection as its proponents aver? Why is Europe so concerned about data privacy anyway? It is a beguiling expression, safe … Continue reading

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LegalTech lessons for lawyers from extinct species

Only one practising UK commercial lawyer came to LegalTech in New York. Recession hit the litigation support industry before our eyes. One of the recurring themes there was that the clients are taking discovery in house.  Down the road we … Continue reading

Posted in Case Management, Court Rules, CPR, Data privacy, Discovery, Document Retention, E-Discovery Suppliers, Early Case Assessment, eDisclosure, eDisclosure Conferences, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, FRCP, LegalTech, Litigation, Litigation costs, Litigation Readiness, Litigation Support | Leave a comment

OutIndex releases E-Discovery engine

OutIndex, the electronic discovery software company has added another string to its bow with the release of three Microsoft .NET components to allow others to build their own e-discovery applications. Between them, the three components provide the tools for extracting … Continue reading

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US-EU wars over privacy and discovery

Americans who do not sympathise with EU notions of private information need to learn some European history and to understand how the UK government’s erosion of personal liberty makes us cling to such privacy as we have left I am … Continue reading

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