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- Fish in a barrel – evidence on social media sends claimant to prison
- Consilio survey: increasing corporate investment in detecting bad behaviour
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- Previewing the Nuix 2019 Insider Conference in London
- Interview: James Neath on Morae Global’s eDiscovery consulting practice and its use of RelativityOne
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RTFT – Read the Flipping Title. 51U not 31U
I have just published an article whose heading was (or was meant to be) UTB v Sheffield United – interpreting PD51U in a way that makes it work. As I was about to publish it, I half saw a mention … Continue reading
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UTB v Sheffield United – interpreting PD51U in a way that makes it work
UTB LLC v Sheffield United Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 914 (Ch) (09 April 2019) has caught attention mainly for the observation by Sir Geoffrey Vos that the White Book is wrong on one point in relation to the coming into … Continue reading
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Interview: JR Jenkins of Nuix on the success of the integration between Nuix and Ringtail
I have known JR Jenkins, now at Nuix with the rest of Ringtail, for many years. We have had long discussions over that time once or twice a year, talking not only about Ringtail but also about the developments in … Continue reading
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Interview: Ashley Legel of NightOwl Discovery on the interaction between law, business and technology
At Legaltech in New York, I interviewed Ashley Legel, Enterprise Account Executive at NightOwl Discovery. Our subject was changes in the way law, business and technology interact and, sometimes, pull in different directions. I was interested to hear what changes … Continue reading
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Fish in a barrel – evidence on social media sends claimant to prison
Last week saw yet another case where evidence on social media contradicted a claim made by a party to litigation. You have to wonder when people will catch on to the public nature of such posts and their implications when … Continue reading
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Consilio survey: increasing corporate investment in detecting bad behaviour
Consilio’s business was founded on electronic discovery, the (usually retrospective) collection, analysis and production of documents and data required for litigation or for regulatory investigations. Discovery remains important, of course, but it has become increasingly important also to identify behaviour … Continue reading
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Interview: Matthew Geaghan of Nuix on using total data intelligence for compliance and HR purposes
I have had several conversations over the years with Matthew Geaghan of Nuix about the cross-over between eDiscovery tools and skills and other areas beyond eDiscovery. I interviewed him again at Legaltech in New York and asked him where we … Continue reading
Posted in Data visualisation, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, Nuix, RingTail, Structured data
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Interview: Paul Mankoo of Inventus – Why Inventus? We’re nice people
I recently published an interview with Paul Mankoo, CEO of Inventus, in which he talked about the race to the top for talent – how a company’s people are a differentiator between it and its rivals, and specifically in the context … Continue reading
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Interview: Matt Lan of icourts on the advance of analytics and technology-assisted review in Australia
icourts is an Australian company offering forensic investigations, data processing, eDiscovery, and related services. It has long been a Relativity partner. At Relativity Fest, I interviewed Matt Lan of icourts and asked him first about the uptake of analytics in … Continue reading
Previewing the Nuix 2019 Insider Conference in London
As I have reported earlier, the 2019 Nuix Insider Conference takes place at County Hall, Westminster Bridge in London, on 4 April. There is also a Ringtail Nuix User Group meeting and a Partner Summit on 3 April. Jonathan Rees, … Continue reading
Interview: James Neath on Morae Global’s eDiscovery consulting practice and its use of RelativityOne
At Relativity Fest, I interviewed James Neath, president of the Information Management and Discovery market team at Morae Global. Morae Global has been using Relativity for a long time – Relativity is its platform of choice and it has many … Continue reading
Information Governance begins at home
Stripped of its refinements, information governance is the management of information, including the policies and governance rules which dictate what is kept and how it is stored and tagged, and what is destroyed. The aim is to be able to … Continue reading
Ricoh and Venio Systems webinar on 19 March: how self-service is redefining eDiscovery
On Tuesday 19 March, Ricoh and Venio Systems are presenting a joint webinar called How self-service is redefining eDiscovery. The subject is the value which the VenioOne OnDemand self-service interface has brought to the Ricoh team, and the major benefit … Continue reading
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A brief hiatus….
Last week was meant to be one of high output. Most of the videos from earlier events are completed and published, and my son Will is filling my Inbox with drafts of the Legaltech videos. There are pending events to … Continue reading
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A broad agenda at the Nuix Insider Conference in London on 4 April
The Nuix Insider Conference is a one-day event in London covering all aspects of working with data, including forensic investigations, eDiscovery, incident response, and governance. This year it takes place on 4 April at County Hall by Westminster Bridge. The … Continue reading
The MoD on the disclosure naughty step again: indemnity costs where disclosure conduct falls outside the norm
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has, unfortunately for it, become the reverse poster child for disclosure by UK government departments. Its most recent reverse comes in a judgment by Mr Justice Fraser in Serco Ltd v Secretary of State for … Continue reading
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Interview: Roland von Borstel of Ricoh on the increasing take-up of technology-assisted review
Roland von Borstel is Director, Discovery Solutions, at Ricoh in Canada. I spoke to him at Relativity Fest in Chicago and asked him about the take-up of discovery analytics in Canada. Roland von Borstel said that Canada is embracing analytics. Analytics … Continue reading
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Interview: Paul Mankoo of Inventus – the race to the top for talent
While in New York for Legaltech, I interviewed Paul Mankoo, CEO of Inventus, on a range of eDiscovery subjects. I first met Paul Mankoo about 20 years ago, and his present position as CEO of a global eDiscovery company gives … Continue reading
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Disclosure difficulties in UK criminal cases – especially mobile phone evidence
Two articles in Counsel Magazine cover the growing concerns about disclosure in criminal proceedings. They emphasise the pressures, mainly on defendants but also on the Crown Prosecution Service and the police, caused by increasing volumes of data, by the technical … Continue reading
eDiscovery training at the White House from ACEDS, Ricoh and FTI
Behind the headlines and the high politics, the White House is a government department whose Executive Office must deal with information governance, records management and IT like any other department. ACEDS (the Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists) recently took a … Continue reading
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Tagged David Greetham, Kaylee Walstad, Mary Mack, Shannon Bales
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DLA Piper – Data Protection Laws of the World 2019
Several years have passed since DLA Piper first launched its comprehensive handbook reviewing data protection laws of the world. The 2019 edition has now been published. It came to my attention thanks to a LinkedIn post from former US Magistrate … Continue reading
Interview: Grant Whiteley of KordaMentha on the take-up of technology-assisted review in Australia
At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Grant Whiteley of Australian advisory and forensics provider KordaMentha. Shortly after that interview, Relativity and KordaMentha announced that KordaMentha had become Australia’s first RelativityOne certified partner. My interview was not about that yet-to-be-announced … Continue reading
Interview: Thomas Sely of FTI Consulting on the growing need for FTI’s eDiscovery services in France
Thomas Sely is Senior Director – eDiscovery and Forensic Technologies at FTI Consulting in Paris. I interviewed him in London recently, interested to know more about the demand for forensic technology in France, where FTI has been expanding its technology … Continue reading
Parallels between the informed patient and the informed client
An article called The informed patient by Dr Helen Salisbury in the British Medical Journal interested me not merely because I am an occasional patient at Dr Salisbury’s practice, but because what she says in the article is similar to … Continue reading
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Interview: Andrew Peck of DLA Piper on cross-border discovery and technology-assisted review
I have been interviewing former Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck for several years now, and doing panels with him for even longer. Now retired from the bench, he is senior counsel with DLA Piper. I took the opportunity to interview him … Continue reading
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Interview: Danny Chan of Ricoh on a case study involving Relativity Analytics
At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Danny Chan of Ricoh to ask him about a matter he had worked on involving the use of Relativity Analytics. Danny Chan said that the client was already out of time in dealing … Continue reading
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This is a test – change of URL and request to email recipients
For 12 years or so, this blog has had the address http://www.chrisdale.wordpress.com. We have now changed it to http://www.chrisdaleoxford.com. This is neater and ties in with the name I use for email, Twitter and Skype. The blog itself has stayed … Continue reading
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Privacy panels, video venues and more at my 13th Legaltech
I am back from my 13th Legaltech in New York, and facing the annual challenge of trying to summarise it. I do not deliberately wait to see the summaries of others before writing mine, but some people are so fast … Continue reading
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Data exchange protocol from the UK ILTA Litigation Support Special Interest Group
The disclosure pilot set out in Practice Direction 51U, now in force in many UK civil courts, requires completion of a Disclosure Review Document. Among other things, the DRD requires parties to agree how they will transfer information between them … Continue reading
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Interview: Joy Murao of Practice Aligned Resources, winner of Relativity’s Stellar Women in eDiscovery Award
At Relativity Fest in Chicago, Relativity gave a series of awards to individuals for their contribution to eDiscovery and its related subjects. One of those awards was the Relativity Stellar Woman in eDiscovery award. The winner was Joy Murao of … Continue reading
Sedona Conference cross-border and data protection programme in Hong Kong in June 2019
The 11th Annual Sedona Conference International Programme on cross-border transfers and data protection laws will take place in Hong Kong between Monday 17 June and Thursday 22 June, with the main programme on Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to the … Continue reading
Interview: Chris Hatfield of FTI Consulting on changing trends in forensic data collections
Christopher Hatfield is an expert in digital forensics, cyber and eDiscovery at FTI Consulting in London. I spoke to him recently about changing trends in forensic data collections. Chris Hatfield said that Google and Microsoft now have discovery interfaces … Continue reading
The interviewer interviewed: me on the use of video to promote businesses and ideas
Well, this is a bit different. I do a lot of video interviews. I am usually the one quietly asking polite questions while someone else sits in the limelight talking about their business or about some subject of interest. Now … Continue reading
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Interview: Tessa Jacob of Husch Blackwell, Relativity Attorney Tech Evangelist of the Year
At Relativity’s big annual event, Relativity Fest, Relativity gave awards to various people whose contribution is making a difference to the take-up and use of technology in law. The award for Attorney Tech Evangelist of the Year went to Tessa … Continue reading
Interview: Nicola Harrison of Nuix on the benefits of Nuix’s Ringtail acquisition plus forthcoming Nuix webinars
The video interview has become my preferred form of output, giving the opportunity to learn at first hand from people engaged in different parts of the eDiscovery world. We do a lot of them, and it is great when, as here, … Continue reading
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Interview: Xavier Diokno of Consilio talks about helping clients with the use of analytics in eDiscovery
It is still true to say that many lawyers do not understand the value of analytics nor the value which an external consultant can bring to their use. Xavier Diokno is Senior Director, Data Analytics at Consilio. In this interview, … Continue reading
Brunch in Central Park on Sunday 27th January before Legaltech
For many years, the late Nigel Murray organised a brunch on the Sunday before Legaltech in New York. Consilio, Nuix and APT Search are continuing the tradition. The brunch will take place at the Tavern on the Green (Nigel Murray’s usual … Continue reading
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Back from holiday and ready for Legaltech
You may have noticed that my blog has fallen more or less silent since before Christmas. It seems rather odd, perhaps, particularly to American eyes, that I take my main annual holiday immediately after the inordinately long Christmas and New … Continue reading
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Interview: Paul Rome of NightOwl Discovery on keeping clients updated about their matters
Paul Rome is Director of Technology Development at NightOwl Discovery. I spoke to him at Relativity Fest in Chicago about NightOwl’s development of applications designed to keep corporate clients informed about the progress of their matters. Paul Rome said … Continue reading
Interview: Bill Hamilton of University of Florida Levin College of Law on links with China
At Relativity Fest, I interviewed Bill Hamilton of the University of Florida Levin College of Law and heard from him about a new relationship between his university and Southeast University College School of Law in China. Bill Hamilton was just … Continue reading
Interview: Brian Stuart of FTI Consulting on the opportunities to add value and new services with Relativity
It is noticeable that eDiscovery and the subjects which are grouped around it are becoming more interesting to those who work in it. I don’t mean merely that there is more work around, but that the participants are finding it … Continue reading
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Webinar: OpenText corporate legal ops survey with Ari Kaplan
Ari Kaplan’s reputation lies principally in the surveys which he conducts among corporate legal professionals. These are not tick-box affairs but extensive interviews from which comprehensive results are extracted, with a real value to those interested in the business of … Continue reading
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Relativity webinar today: 2018 Data Discovery Legal Year in Review
Relativity is presenting a webinar today, 13 December, with the title 2018 Data Discovery Legal Year in Review. 2018 has been an interesting year. The webinar will cover major cases like United States v. Microsoft and Carpenter v. United States. … Continue reading
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Interviews: Vince Neicho of Integreon on outsourcing document review
Earlier this year I interviewed Vince Neicho, old friend and companion in disclosure rules development, long time litigation support manager at Allen & Overy, and now VP – Legal Services at Integreon in London. Quite often, the interviews we do … Continue reading
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Drone drugs gang film themselves and deliver the results to the police
I wrote recently about the recovery of data from drones, using an example found on the AccessData website. That article, as you would expect from a leading forensics company, focused on the use of AccessData’s technology to recover and analyse … Continue reading
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Significant locations in IOS and the spying potential of domestic smart meters
US lawyer and forensic investigator Craig Ball turns up in these pages quite often because he and I have a common interest in the easy availability of evidence from the devices which most of us carry and which, with or … Continue reading
Interview: Jordan Domash of Relativity on Relativity Trace
I wrote recently about Relativity Trace, an application built on Relativity whose purpose is to help organisations facing (as who does not) compliance and security risks. At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Jordan Domash who has been largely responsible … Continue reading
Interview: Adi Elliott of NightOwl Discovery on the importance of hiring people who work well together
In among the rules, the technology, and the stories of forensics or cyber security which dominate eDiscovery (and therefore this blog), are the many people who make it all work. They are employed in law firms, in service providers and … Continue reading
Consilio webinar on 6 December: Riskcovery: Early investigation and ECA insights
Consilio is producing a webinar tomorrow, 6 December, in conjunction with DiscoverReady which it recently acquired (I wrote about that here). The webinar is called Riskcovery: Early investigation and ECA insights. It is about effective investigations and compliance workflows with … Continue reading
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Hardwicke on the Disclosure Pilot: time to get ready
The Disclosure Pilot takes effect in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales from 1 January 2019. Michael Wheater and Charles Raffin of Hardwicke, the authors of Electronic Disclosure Law and Practice (which I reviewed in complimentary terms … Continue reading
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ACEDS webinar with Ricoh today: Activating Active Learning
There is a webinar today, 5 December, at 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET given by ACEDS in conjunction with Ricoh and with the title Activating Active Learning. The speakers are Roland von Borstel, Danny Chan and Vincent Liu, all from Ricoh. … Continue reading
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Interview: Nina Bryant of FTI Consulting on privacy developments after the GDPR implementation date
I recently interviewed Nina Bryant of FTI Consulting to ask her what she was seeing six months after the implementation of the GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation). It had been the cause of much nervous anticipation, and I was … Continue reading
Interview: Charlie Connor of Heretik on contract review and uncovering value in data beyond ediscovery
One of the most successful recent uses of technology is contract review software. At Relativity Fest I spoke to Charlie Connor of Heretik. Heretik makes contract review software based on Relativity, a good example of eDiscovery skills and tools finding … Continue reading
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Interview: Dr Donald Macfarlane of Hanzo talks about collecting dynamic web content
A wide range of developers and others bring their own skills and technology to the Relativity ecosystem in addition to Relativity’s free-standing use. Relativity is also good at giving me the opportunity to interview people from these organisations, giving me … Continue reading
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Interview: Craig Ball on how mobile data increases lawyers’ ability to uncover the truth
I wrote recently about an article by Craig Ball called Mobile to the Mainstream, part of Craig’s mission to make lawyers more aware of the prevalence and value of mobile data. At Relativity Fest, I had the opportunity to interview … Continue reading
Interview: Geoffrey Sherman of RVM Enterprises on RVM developments which add value to Relativity
RVM Enterprises has been a partner with Relativity for about 10 years, one of the longest-serving Relativity partners. At Relativity Fest, I spoke to Geoffrey Sherman, Chief Technology Officer of RVM, and asked him how RVM adds value to Relativity. … Continue reading
Practical compliance with Relativity Trace
Five years or so it began to be obvious that eDiscovery tools and skills would be applied to wider purposes. There were several reasons for this. The ability to handle ever-larger volumes of data and to present it usefully in … Continue reading
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Interview: Sam Farley of FTI Consulting on the changing eDisclosure expectations of corporate clients
Sam Farley is a Senior Consultant at FTI Consulting in London. I went to see him to find out how corporate clients are approaching the use of electronic disclosure tools and skills. The traditional model was that clients instructed lawyers … Continue reading
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The growing need for barristers to become data-aware
An article on the Legal Futures site is headed Barristers becoming as vulnerable to cyber attacks as solicitors. Its opening picks up a warning from the Bar Standards Board reporting that solicitors had already fallen victim to IT threats and … Continue reading
AccessData: retrieving data from drones
An article by Sam Holt on the AccessData website is headed Drone attacks. How can we fight back? Its context is the growing threat of drones being used for criminal purposes – the transport of drugs, sending material into prisons … Continue reading
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From Prague to Piccadilly Circus: drawing conclusions about a photograph without the help of metadata
This is a Friday afternoon post which, though it is relevant to discovery, is more about using observation and investigation to draw conclusions about photographs. Evidence does not always come in neat electronic packages or from the mouth of an … Continue reading
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Consilio’s search for differentiated solutions takes it to DiscoverReady
A little over half a year has passed since Consilio acquired Advanced Discovery. Now it has acquired DiscoverReady, bringing its presence to more than 70 offices, review centres and data centres in 11 countries. In the Consilio press release, Consilio … Continue reading
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Interview: Stephen Stewart of Nuix talking about Ringtail, and a Ringtail demo
I have recorded around 50 interviews recently, and only now get the opportunity to go back through them. One advantage of the interviews which I did with Nuix is that Nuix did the filming and editing. Chatting to interesting people … Continue reading
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Interview: Matthew Field of FTI Consulting on the growing use of technology-assisted review in the UK
Matthew Field is a Director at FTI Consulting in London. I interviewed him recently about the increase in the use of the technology which is known variously as technology-assisted review and predictive coding (and which I will call “TAR” for … Continue reading
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Discovery messages for participants and for investigators in an alleged murder plot
I had no sooner finished reading Craig Ball’s article Mobile to the Mainstream (I wrote about that here), when the Times published the report [£] of the trial of participants in an alleged murder attempt last year. The trial continues, so … Continue reading
Interview: Paul Rome of NightOwl Discovery on helping with eDiscovery decision-making
Paul Rome is Director of Technology Development at NightOwl Discovery, responsible for the development of NightOwl’s own technology for supporting client needs. At the time of our interview (at Relativity Fest in 2017) NightOwl’s product DecisionCenter was a contender for … Continue reading
Mobile to the mainstream – Craig Ball on proportionate retrieval of mobile data
US forensics expert and trial lawyer Craig Ball has two attributes which are valuable – he knows what he is talking about, and he writes about it clearly and persuasively. In addition, much of what he says applies in jurisdictions … Continue reading
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Interview: Owen Bourke of Clayton Utz on growing awareness of legal technology in Australia
Owen Bourke is Director, Forensics & Technology at Clayton Utz, one of Australia’s largest law firms. My interview with him took place more than a year ago, at Relativity Fest 2017, but the points which he makes in it are … Continue reading
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AccessData announces AD eDiscovery for Relativity
AccessData has announced the launch of AD eDiscovery for Relativity, integrating AD’s data collection, preservation and forensic tools with Relativity’s review capabilities. The integration involves a new direct export option. AccessData users can manage collection, search, preservation, legal hold and … Continue reading
Ricoh eDiscovery webinar on 30 October: Best practices to secure your data and protect your organisation
I am one of the participants in a webinar organised jointly by Ricoh and ACEDS on 30 October called Best practices to secure your data and protect your organisation. My co-presenter is Ricoh’s VP of Information Security, David Levine, and … Continue reading
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FTI Consulting expands its technology capabilities in the Middle East, UK and India
FTI Consulting has significantly expanded its services in forensic technology, data and analytics by appointing five senior managing directors in the Middle East, the UK and India. The five (pictured below) are Paul Walker, Amit Jaju, Andrew Pimlott, Muthmainur Rahman … Continue reading
Ricoh eDiscovery webinar on 18 October: Activating Active Learning
At Relativity Fest in Chicago, Ricoh eDiscovery ran a session called Activating Active Learning in which they showed how the incorporation of technology like Active Learning can help lawyers perform more timely, cost-effective and streamlined document reviews. The session was … Continue reading
Rushing from pillar to post interrupts the writing of blog posts
Those who see only my blog output and do not follow me on Twitter may be forgiven for thinking that I have taken a few weeks off. The truth, sadly for me, is otherwise. Instead, I have spent 18 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Sieja, Nigel Murray, Rod Vawdrey
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Farewell to Nigel Murray
It is never the right time to write about newly-dead friends, but it seems fitting that I should be writing my appreciation of Nigel Murray on a flight back from an eDiscovery conference in the US. Nigel was the first … Continue reading
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Links to articles on technology-assisted review and on court acceptance of technology
Conference season is here, and by mid-October I will have spent 15 out 30 days at, or travelling to and from, foreign conferences. That inevitably reduces the number of articles I can write. It may be helpful, however, if I … Continue reading
Coming up at the IBA in Rome: artificial intelligence and alternative facts in family law
I am taking part in one of the sessions of the AI day at the IBA 2018 programme in Rome. My invitation comes from Marcus Dearle, a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in Hong Kong and Vice Chair of … Continue reading
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Ringtail and much more at the Nuix User Exchange 2018
If the Nuix User Exchange at Huntington Beach in California last week was dominated by Nuix’s acquisition of Ringtail (I wrote about that here), that is hardly surprising. It was not, I think, the original plan – there was plenty … Continue reading
Interview: Vince Neicho of Integreon on satisfying regulators and on the rise of social media discovery
I have already published two interviews with Vince Neicho of Integreon in which he explains the benefits of outsourcing document review, whether for litigation, regulation or other purposes. You will find the earlier interviews here and here. In this third … Continue reading
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Nuix buys Ringtail eDiscovery software from FTI Consulting
“Consolidation” is the term used in the eDiscovery industry to refer to the series of acquisitions and mergers seen over the past few years. The usual reaction when one is announced is instant surprise (“I didn’t see that one coming”), … Continue reading
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James MacGregor joins Consilio as managing director in charge of the UK sales team
The now-completed merger between Consilio and Advanced Discovery makes the London office of the combined business a very significant player in the eDiscovery / eDisclosure market. Consilio has appointed James MacGregor as managing director in charge of its sales team in … Continue reading
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Coming down to earth at the Masters Conference in London
As we sat on the 32nd floor of Broadgate Tower for the Masters Conference last week, a series of people came past the window. Was there a metaphor here, I wondered, for lawyers’ adoption of technology? These people were brave; … Continue reading
ACEDS London event on 20 September: Bringing eDiscovery in-house
The UK chapter of ACEDS (Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists) has organised some of the best eDiscovery-related events in London in the last couple of years. I moderated early ones on technology-assisted review and on the GDPR; the last one … Continue reading
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New career opportunities where technology meets legal practice
You may have noticed an increasing focus in this blog on career opportunities in electronic discovery / disclosure and the wider world where technology meets legal practice. I have no intention of becoming a kind of jobs board, but my … Continue reading
Vince Neicho of Integreon on outsourcing for smaller firms and for barristers
It is perhaps not surprising that when discovery stories are told, the focus is on the bigger cases. Talking to Vince Neicho of Integreon, I asked him if there was a role for outsourcing review in smaller matters and for … Continue reading
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ILTACON 2018 – how the press became the story and looking to the future
The ILTA Conference, #ILTACON18, is well under way, and all the tweets and other messages suggest that it is going as well as ever with, apparently, 4,100 people attending. It may seem otiose to come back to my post Going … Continue reading
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Interview: Vince Neicho of Integreon on the benefits of outsourcing the disclosure process
Vince Neicho is VP – Legal Services at Integreon, based in London. Before that, he was at Allen & Overy for 42 years. For much of that time he was responsible for A&O’s eDisclosure and litigation support function. I interviewed him … Continue reading
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Going to ILTACON? For the first time in 10 years, I won’t see you there
Tom O’Connor has been working in eDiscovery since before eDiscovery became a thing. He has written two articles this week, both eloquent and both sad in tone. One was about the late Browning Marean who, four years after his death, … Continue reading
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Positions available at Relativity in support of its international expansion
While I have no plans to become a general advertising board for eDiscovery recruitment, I do think it helpful from time to time to show what types of positions are available, whether for those already involved in eDiscovery or for … Continue reading
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Commonwealth Legal is now Ricoh eDiscovery
Long-established Canadian eDiscovery provider Commonwealth Legal was acquired by Ricoh Canada in June 2014. The Commonwealth Legal brand has been maintained in the four years since then, with the company expanding and diversifying with Ricoh’s support. Now Commonwealth Legal has … Continue reading
Posted in Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, Ricoh, Ricoh USA
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Getting ready for the fifth Nuix User Exchange at Huntington Beach
The fifth annual Nuix User Exchange takes place at Huntington Beach, California, from 16 to 18 September. I will be there, as usual, and will be previewing some of the sessions which catch my eye as the agenda nears completion. … Continue reading
The portability of eDiscovery skills – from lawyer to regulator via a career in technology
The career of my friend Patrick Burke illustrates the range of opportunities open to those with legal and technology skills. One of the themes which recurs as I speak and write about eDiscovery and its related disciplines is that skills … Continue reading
Posted in Blockchain, Cyber security, Data privacy, Data Protection, Data Security, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, GDPR
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Brainspace integrates with RelativityOne
Cyxtera’s augmented intelligence platform, Brainspace, is now fully compatible with RelativityOne, the cloud version of Relativity’s widely-used eDiscovery platform. Brainspace uses analytics and visualisations to help users make faster and more informed data decisions. Integrating Brainspace with RelativityOne brings the … Continue reading
Not just fines – GDPR data breach damages and reputational hits (not that the Home Office cares about its reputation)
Before the General Data Protection Regulation took effect, much of the commentary focused on the level of fines which might be levied for GDPR breaches. That there are other implications of GDPR breaches appears from an interesting article by Cordery … Continue reading
Disclosure: CPRC approval of pilot scheme for Business and Property Courts – the drafts
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website, has published the documents relating to the pilot scheme for disclosure, initially in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales. The documents are those approved by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee and comprise … Continue reading
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How to use Continuous Active Learning for disclosure – a UK user view
Ed Spencer is a Senior Associate at Taylor Wessing. It was his affidavit which provided much of the technical information used by Master Matthews in giving his blessing to the solution agreed between the parties in Pyrrho. Ed Spencer and … Continue reading
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Ricoh and ACEDS webinar on 7 August: School’s out – let’s stay connected – the Internet of Things
David Greetham is VP, eDiscovery Sales and Operations at Ricoh USA, Inc. Ricoh is a supporter of ACEDS (Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists), who are running a series of webinars throughout the summer. David Greetham is the presenter of one … Continue reading
Nuix webinar on 23 July: evolving intelligence-driven digital investigations
Nuix is presenting a webinar on 23 July with the title Scaling for the future: evolving your intelligent-driven digital investigations. The presenter is Stuart Clarke, Global Head of Security and Intelligence. The theme is that there is ever more data … Continue reading
