Category Archives: eDisclosure Conferences

IQPC: I heard your judges’ panel blew the doors off the joint

The quotation in my heading just came in from Gregory Bufithis of The Posse List. The reference is to the judicial panel yesterday at IQPC in London comprising (alphabetically) His Honour Judge Simon Brown QC, US Magistrate Judge John Facciola, … Continue reading

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Nigel Murray cycles to Trilantic’s new Dubai office

There is a photograph on Nigel Murray’s blog which appears to show that he has been cycling to work. Given the present state of air travel, this may be the most sensible method, even if you live in England and … Continue reading

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A week of change in e-Disclosure as well as in politics

It is not often that you look back over a week or so and know that you will always remember it. Eight days ago, we had the same government as we had had for 13 years; now, not only the … Continue reading

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Imminent reform in prospect for Australian discovery process

Reform of the discovery process in Australia is said to be “imminent”, according to an article in the New Lawyer. The article says that the Attorney General has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to explore options to promote the … Continue reading

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Women in eDiscovery at IQPC on 18 May

It is not too late to sign up for the women in e-Discovery session at IQPC’s Information Retention and e-Disclosure Summit on Wednesday 18 May. The conference itself runs from Monday 17 May and the Women in eDiscovery session takes … Continue reading

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Listening to myself talking about e-Disclosure for the IQPC Information Retention and E-Disclosure Summit

I have been listening to a podcast which I made recently for IQPC as part of the run-up to their Information Retention & E-Disclosure Management Summit in London on 17-19 May 2010. It can be accessed from the Summit’s home … Continue reading

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The 2010 Duke Conference on US Civil Litigation

No one with any interest in the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure could be unaware of the debates which have been going on about the costs of civil litigation and, in particular, of discovery. A conference is being held … Continue reading

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ILTA Insight 2010: lawyers risk becoming just part of the clients’ process

The most powerful single message from ILTA INSIGHT 2010, held in London yesterday, was that lawyers risk becoming merely part of the clients’ processes in a slot marked “insert lawyer here”. Technology must become part of the lawyers’ business processes, … Continue reading

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Plenty to do in an ever busier eDiscovery market

It is very flattering when people write in to ask if I am all right because they have noted that the number of blog posts is down in a particular week, suggesting as it does that people do not merely … Continue reading

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Peer-to-peer networking at the IQPC Corporate Counsel Exchange in Brussels

The night before I left for IQPC’s Corporate Counsel Exchange in Brussels, I gave a short talk at an event organised by 7Safe in London. I will write about that separately, but its theme was that we are seeing a … Continue reading

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Cowen Group survey shows US e-Discovery workload and jobs increasing

It is always hard to know what weight to attach to anecdotal evidence about the litigation and e-Discovery market place. I personally take notice of sniff-the-breeze impressions derived from the people I talk to and what I read. It is … Continue reading

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Hear Master Whitaker at ILTA INSIGHT 2010 on 27 April

ILTA INSIGHT 2010 takes place on 27 April at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel.  INSIGHT 2010 is ILTA’s 5th annual event in the UK and brings a pocket-sized and UK-focussed version of the excellent main ILTA conference, which I go … Continue reading

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IQPC Corporate Counsel Exchange in Brussels 18 – 20 April

I am off to Brussels at the weekend for IQPC’s Corporate Counsel Exchange. The format for this conference is rather different from the conventional series of panel discussions and platform speeches – there are plenty of these, but the primary … Continue reading

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The Readership of the e-Disclosure Information Project

I have just been asked to give some statistics for readership of my blog and, having done the research, I might as well summarise it here. It happened to be quite a good day to ask – there were 436 … Continue reading

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E-Discovery developments in 2010 from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk

Rupert Collins-White is Head of Content and Community at legalsupportnetwork.co.uk and runs a LinkedIn Group of the same name. I met Rupert when he was Features / Commissioning Editor at the Law Society, and he now brings to legalsupportnetwork the … Continue reading

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LegalTech 2010: Andrew Haslam reports for the Orange Rag and the 451 Group delivers market analysis

My unspoken deal with Andrew Haslam of Allvision after LegalTech each year is that I will write a heavyweight report on the business trends for the ensuing year, and will also write an anecdotal local colour story designed to convey … Continue reading

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Defensible document review – Epiq Systems panel at LegalTech

As is increasingly the case, The Posse List is getting out its reports of events and developments so quickly and comprehensively that it is folly on my part to cover them as well. This suits me well, since I am … Continue reading

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A short video could win you free tickets and accommodation at CEIC

The use of video turns up in these pages either where a supplier has used the medium to educate or to promote a product, or in a slightly embarrassed reference to my own reluctant appearances in front of the camera. … Continue reading

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US-UK discovery differences on video at the Masters Conference

I have only just seen a set of short videos which His Honour Judge Simon Brown QC and I made at the Masters Conference last October in Washington. They were made by LegalQB and involved a proper studio with lighting … Continue reading

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Sedona Conference WG6 presentation to Article 29 Working Party in Brussels

I do not usually pass on things sent to me without adding some value (or, at least, some comment) of my own. I will make an exception for a report just in from James Daley, co-chair of the Sedona Conference … Continue reading

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Applied Discovery joins the Project’s sponsors

I will do a proper welcome post shortly, and this is just a brief note to welcome Applied Discovery to the ranks of the sponsors of the e-Disclosure Information Project. I wrote about the company recently (see Applied Discovery gets … Continue reading

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Deborah Baron summarises the Autonomy Cloud message on video

I am a strong believer in the idea that businesses, and particularly technology businesses, need to make use of every medium which is available to get messages across to potential users. The new media formats such as Twitter, blogs, Facebook … Continue reading

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Distinguishing discussion from lecture at LegalTech

I go back over my recent posts a day or two after publishing them, partly to pick up typos to which one is blind when they are newly typed, but mainly to check that what I said is what I … Continue reading

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Mixing eDiscovery business with pleasure at LegalTech 2010

I write each February after LegalTech in New York to try and convey how this event is simultaneously hard work and good fun. Certain times and cultures are inherently suspicious of the idea that you can enjoy yourself whilst working, … Continue reading

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CaseCentral CARtoon – what drives Toyota’s eDiscovery purchasing strategy

CaseCentral’s Case in Point cartoon series maintains its quality with this week’s one in which Toyota explains what drives its eDiscovery purchasing strategy. I spotted a judge at LegalTech wearing a No Processing badge which emanated (anonymously) from CaseCentral.  Full … Continue reading

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BA misses the bus – how to lose goodwill at the end of the project

The customers remember best what happens last, whether you are running an e-Discovery project for them or flying them across the Atlantic. It seems a shame to do it all so well and then screw up at the end. I … Continue reading

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Some statistics from Equivio>Relevance

I have recently written a white paper about Equivio>Relevance and was subsequently interviewed about it by Metropolitan Corporate Counsel – both if these can be found on Equivio’s publications page. A recent article by Marisa Peacock on CMSWire called Equivio … Continue reading

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7Safe launches UK Security Breach Investigations Report 2010

Mysterious messages have been appearing on Twitter all week like “In 85% of data breach cases, payment card information was stolen”. They all lead back to an analysis of data compromise cases over an 18 month period which 7Safe have … Continue reading

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FTI Technology 2009 IDC Survey defines the eDiscovery challenges

FTI Technology will be out in force at LegalTech, as you would expect from a  company whose range of products and services cover the full range of eDiscovery problems and solutions. They commissioned an IDC survey which was published in … Continue reading

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Anacomp e-Discovery panel at LegalTech – emerging technology and a defensible process

Anacomp are running a panel in the New York suite at the Hilton on Tuesday 2 February at 10:30 AM. I will not, unfortunately, be there, because I am on another platform at the same time. The title is What’s … Continue reading

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Stratify eDiscovery Super Session panels at LegalTech

I have already mentioned one of the four panels which Stratify is running on Tuesday, 2 February in the Sutton Parlor Center Room at the Hilton in New York. The sessions are as follows: 8.30 Can we have our cake … Continue reading

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Epiq Systems e-Discovery Super Sessions at LegalTech

Epiq Systems are running three panels on Tuesday, 2 February at LegalTech. They take place in Concourse G at the Hilton New York as follows: 9:00 Achieving a Cost Efficient, Defensible Document Review 10:00 Best Practices for Successful Multinational E-Discovery … Continue reading

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Posse List interview with e.law Asia Pacific: the spike in e-discovery work in Asia

I was speaking in Singapore when news broke of e.law’s acquisition of CCH Workflow Solutions. It added to my general impression (which I was bold enough to turn into a prediction) that the Asia-Pacific region was the place to watch … Continue reading

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Autonomy eDiscovery Appliance – chaining law firms and clients together

A series of announcements from Autonomy coincide with what I see as the coming developments in the UK and elsewhere, enabling the lawyers to work collaboratively with clients. As one would expect, Autonomy has come up with a series of … Continue reading

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Georgetown Law: Rudoy on eDiscovery certification – reality or myth?

An article by George Rudoy on the Georgetown Law site, which includes some input from me, reawakens the debate about certification of those who work in eDiscovery. Education on this subject was a key recommendation of the recent UK Jackson … Continue reading

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Remember ESTA before embarking for LegalTech

Those from the UK who were confined to barracks last year and unable to go to LegalTech may be glad of a reminder that one must now apply in advance under the Visa Waiver Program via ESTA, the Electronic System … Continue reading

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Seeing Nuix at LegalTech

I try to avoid spending too much time at LegalTech looking at applications. I am much more interested in talking and listening to people, and three days is just not long enough to fit everything in. I generally limit my … Continue reading

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US claims Global Power to Access Data despite EU data protection laws

Another decision of a US court shows the supremacy of the US courts over EU laws, at least as seen from the US. It doubtless plays well in Utah, but is probably bad news for US evidence-collection in the long … Continue reading

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US District Judge to Speak on Women in eDiscovery Panel at LegalTech

One of the best panels at the Masters Conference in Washington last year was  the Women Thought Leader Panel:  The Art of Negotiating E-Discovery moderated by Caitlin Murphy of CT Summation and including Shawnna Childress of LECG,  co-founder of Women … Continue reading

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Catching up with the new Ontario E-Discovery Rules of Civil Procedure

I missed the new Ontario E-Discovery Rules of Civil Procedure which came into effect on 1 January. By “missed”, I mean that I knew about them but decided that it was a topic important enough to be put on one … Continue reading

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Guidance Software launches EnCase eDiscovery 4 with help from Twitter and YouTube

Guidance Software has released EnCase E-Discovery 4, which offers a pre-collection analytics capability as well as the ability to analyse and review ESI throughout the key discovery processes – during a legal hold, during forensic data collection, post- collection, during … Continue reading

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Between the rock of Jackson and the hard place of LegalTech

Once a decade, we get a large and influential report on Civil Procedure in the Courts of England & Wales. Once a year, the largest and most important e-discovery conference takes place in New York. Did they have to take … Continue reading

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Applied Discovery gets new marketing wind behind it

Good eDiscovery marketing must give would-be clients useful information and help, not just shout “buy me” with a list of functions and benefits. All forms of media must be pressed into service, and value lies more in helpful content than … Continue reading

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Trilantic assembles experts for International eDiscovery Track at LegalTech

UK-based legal support provider Trilantic has put together a double panel session on EU data privacy and related subjects which takes place on the first day at LegalTech, Monday, 1 February. Subjects covered will include privacy considerations and EU data … Continue reading

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Interview with Metropolitan Corporate Counsel about Equivio>Relevance

Metropolitan Corporate Counsel has published an interview based on a long conversation which I had with them before Christmas. The title is Trainable E-Discovery Software Offers Cost Savings and the subject is Equivio>Relevance. The main theme of the interview was … Continue reading

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New Singapore e-discovery resource

Those who come here often will know that I was in Singapore in October last year shortly after the introduction of their Practice Direction No 3 on Discovery and Inspection of Electronically Stored Information . I had been invited to … Continue reading

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Anacomp divests to focus on CaseLogistix, eDiscovery and litigation

Anacomp has sold its MVS Division to DecisionOne in order to focus on eDiscovery with its document review application CaseLogistix and the services which go with it. 2010 should be the right year to concentrate on eDiscovery You would probably … Continue reading

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The e-Disclosure Information Project in 2009 and 2010

My e-Disclosure predictions for 2010 are up on the website of the Society for Computers and Law. I have not checked back to my previous years’ SCL predictions, but I think that this batch have much more, and much better-grounded, … Continue reading

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451 Group reports on IQPC in New York

I was not at IQPC’s E-discovery conference in New York last week (see IQPC New York – minimizing risks, costs and challenges). Fortunately the 451 Group’s Katey Wood was there and her report is here. Two of the points which … Continue reading

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IQPC New York – minimizing risks, costs and challenges

Minimizing risks, costs and challenges is the title of the IQPC eDiscovery conference taking place in New York from 7 to 9 December 2009. I will not be there, but the agenda offers more opportunities than its title suggests. I … Continue reading

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PivotalDiscovery e-Disclosure video with HHJ Simon Brown QC

As a proponent of video as a means of conveying messages, it is remiss of me not to have drawn your attention to one which features His Honour Judge Simon Brown QC and me. It was made by Kina Kim … Continue reading

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Georgetown Law: to Insource or to Outsource by George Rudoy

Outsourcing part of the disclosure / discovery process has suddenly attracted attention in the UK. Some think that this is due to the instincts in common between lawyers and the poor old lemmings, who are invoked as role models whenever … Continue reading

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How IT can support judicial reform? asks Dutch judge Dory Reiling

How many judges do you know who might write a PhD thesis with the title Technology for Justice: How Information Technology Can Support Judicial Reform, discuss it on her blog, and promise to inform you of its publication by Twitter. … Continue reading

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e-Disclosure conference thoughts from the 451 Group

Although I do my own summaries of the conferences I take part in, it is more interesting in some ways to see what other people take away from them. A succinct summary from an interested party who was present as … Continue reading

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Planning the IQPC E-Disclosure Conference for London in May 2010

Planning is in hand for IQPC’s May 2010 E-Disclosure conference. Good conferences like this provide elements which other forms of information delivery lack, not least the opportunity to interact with those whose data we write and talk about. Having got … Continue reading

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KPMG survey: Is the legal department ready?

Read KPMG’s new survey on corporate readiness for litigation and then read the judgment in Earles v Barclays Bank. You may spot a connection. KPMG have published the results of the survey which Alex Dunstan-Lee previewed for us at IQPC’s … Continue reading

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Virtual LegalTech round-up

The general reaction to ALM’s Virtual LegalTech by its participants and delegates seems generally to be positive. If, as Charles Christian said on Twitter afterwards, it had a 1990s feel to it, well, that can doubtless be improved upon in … Continue reading

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Parallel and cross-border developments in handling electronically stored information

The second session at the Thomson Reuters Fifth Annual e-Disclosure Forum in London on 13 November was called Parallel and cross-border developments in handling electronically stored information. I was the moderator, although if Air Miles were the qualification for talking … Continue reading

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Virtual LegalTech looks good so far

Virtual LegalTech looks quite fun so far. It has an exhibit hall, an auditorium and a resource centre amongst other things, and there are people to chat to (Peggy Wechsler of ILTA was on the phone when I dropped by … Continue reading

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Welcome to Stratify as new Project sponsor

I am very pleased to welcome electronic discovery software company Stratify as a sponsor of the e-Disclosure Information Project. Their addition to the list of sponsors coincides with the opening of their London office and data centre, as well as … Continue reading

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The Continuing Challenges of Preservation, Collection and Exchange

The first session at the Thomson Reuters e-Disclosure Conference in London last week was called The Continuing Challenges of Preservation, Collection and Exchange. George Socha’s panel included a solicitor, a software provider and a judge – Matthew Davis of Lovells, … Continue reading

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Business mixed with pleasure at the Thomson Reuters London e-Disclosure conference

The Thomson Reuters Fifth eDisclosure Forum was sponsored by Autonomy, Stratify and Legastat and, as before, the co-chairs were Browning Marean, George Socha and me. I enjoyed it and, unless they were just being polite, the audience seemed to think … Continue reading

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Master Whitaker addresses London Solicitors Litigation Association on e-Disclosure

I went to listen to Senior Master Whitaker speak last night to the London Solicitors Litigation Association about electronic disclosure. I was not expecting to hear much that was new to me – I have heard him speak five times … Continue reading

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Masters Conference appoints new Cabinet members

The Masters Conference yesterday published the list of those in its Cabinet. New members include Shawnna Childress of LECG and me – if one is going to join a committee, then one which includes the co-founder of Women in eDiscovery … Continue reading

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LexisNexis eDiscovery conference in Singapore

As you might infer from its name, the e-Disclosure Information Project set out with purely national ambitions. England and Wales is the only jurisdiction in the world to give the name e-Disclosure to the process of identifying, preserving, collecting and … Continue reading

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PosseList wrapup of the Masters Conference

The PosseList has managed to get out a full report of the Masters Conference and the first part of its notes on ACC Boston whilst I have yet to note up either Judge Facciola’s eleoquent keynote address at the Masters … Continue reading

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The Orange Rag adds its weight to litigation support on both sides of the Atlantic

I wonder what was the first legal technology development reported by Charles Christian. A new design of quill pen perhaps which, coupled with a revolutionary advance in parchment development, allowed legal clerks to write on both sides of a document … Continue reading

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The British invade Washington again, this time to talk and learn, not burn

To say that electronic discovery is international connotes more than the cross-border ramifications of multi-jurisdictional litigation. There is commonality in the problems, the rules and the solutions, to say nothing of the implications for law firms of new ways of … Continue reading

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Next stop Singapore for LexisNexis E-Discovery Conference

Practice Direction No 3 of 2009 in the Supreme Court of Singapore is entitled Discovery and Inspection of Electronically Stored Information and took effect on 1 October 2009. I am off to Singapore today to take part in a conference … Continue reading

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Big reception for Marean-Dale video

Browning Marean and I made two short videos at ILTA09 with Kina Kim of PivotalDiscovery. The “big reception” in my title refers to the venue rather than the reaction, but this means of conveying information is well worth doing. Years … Continue reading

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A pit-stop before the last lap

There is a little BlackBerry buzz in my pocket as I put my key in the door after flying sleepless overnight from Washington. Are you happy with the eleven podcasts, the message asks, and can we do a synopsis for … Continue reading

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Off to the Masters Conference in Washington DC

I have gone to the Masters Conference in Washington DC. See Packed programme for Masters Conference. I am there until Wednesday evening, staying at the Willard Hotel. See you there. Home

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Packed programme for Masters Conference

The 2009 Masters Conference takes place in Washington on 12 and 13 October. Its title, Global Corporate Change – Navigating Discovery, Risk and Security covers only a fraction of the subjects covered in two days. The best part for me … Continue reading

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Posse List post profiles Project

I find myself in the unusual position of being the subject of a blog post rather than the writer. I was interviewed in Brussels last week by Gregory Bufithis of the Posse List which describes itself accurately as “your source … Continue reading

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Information retention at e-Disclosure conference in Brussels

I demonstrated my own commitment to information retention by mislaying my notes of the sessions at IQPC’s Information Retention and E-Disclosure Management Europe Conference in Brussels last week. As with all the best document retention policies, this means that I … Continue reading

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Learning in good company at IQPC e-Disclosure Conference in Brussels

I got back late on Thursday from IQPC’s Information Retention and E-Disclosure Management Europe conference in Brussels. I was on three panels on the first day, attended several others, met or re-met countless people, and yet seemed in retrospect to … Continue reading

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Clearing the decks before going to Brussels

I do not pretend that this job is hard work in the way that trying to reach a sales target or managing a large project is hard work. It is far too enjoyable for that. It would, however, be good … Continue reading

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Top 10 tips for working with E-Discovery from Tom O’Connor

The programme for the Masters Conference in Washington on 13 and 14 October is now published. It looks set to be even better than last year’s, even if you ignore my own small part in it. I will come back … Continue reading

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More than one reason for new FTI Paris presence

It is interesting to find FTI Consulting, Inc. opening a new forensic and litigation consulting practice in Paris. There is more to this, I suspect, than the economic truism that, for those who can afford it, recession is the best … Continue reading

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New edition of American Legal Technology Insider

The current edition of the American Technology Insider is out, with Charles Christian’s report on ILTA 2009 and some spending statistics which are realistic rather than cheery in the short-term at least. There is also, as always, a succinct summary … Continue reading

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Fifth Annual eDisclosure Forum in London for only £99

London’s Fifth Annual eDisclosure Forum takes place on 13 November. Run by Thomson Reuters with Sweet & Maxwell, it is generally agreed to be one of the best in the London calendar. The delegate fee is only £99 + VAT, … Continue reading

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The UK is well-placed between the EU and the rest of the eDiscovery world

The first big eDiscovery conference of the autumn is IQPC’s Information Retention and E-Disclosure Management Europe conference in Brussels on 30 September and 1 October. I am going there mainly to take part in a panel organised by Guidance Software … Continue reading

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Second Digicel judgment concerns privilege not e-disclosure

A second Digicel judgment does not bear on the subject of e-disclosure, but relates to alleged waiver of privilege in documents containing legal advice. A mention of it here might forestall confusion on the part of those who turn up … Continue reading

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A round-up to catch up

There is a fair amount going on at the moment and a round-up note seems a good way of catching up. I will come back to some of these topics shortly with more detail than there is time for just … Continue reading

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How was ILTA for you?

There are two halves to the question “How was ILTA for you?”. One is the personal reaction. Did I learn something and see some interesting technology? Did I meet interesting people? Did I have fun? The answer to all these … Continue reading

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E-discovery double-act on video

A few days after advocating the use of YouTube videos to promote new ediscovery understanding, I found myself in one with Browning Marean of DLA. Appearing soon at a cinema near you – well, on PivotalDiscovery.com anyway. If you put … Continue reading

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Collaborating to avoid the end of lawyers

I am not going to give you a full report of Richard Susskind’s talk to ILTA last week. Its basic premise is well-known to anyone interested in this area; I have written about it before; if you are interested, you … Continue reading

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Recruiting one’s strength for post-recession litigation support

The Litigation Support Peer Group had a session at ILTA09 called The Future of Our Litigation Support Profession: What Lies Ahead? These are the people who actually do the work, so their reports and their views are worth having. They, … Continue reading

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Bigger in America

It is obvious why American discovery must necessarily be bigger than discovery anywhere else. Everything else is bigger here and it is perhaps a point of honour – there would be a sense of failure if any other country had … Continue reading

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Gone to ILTA

I will be at ILTA09 in Washington for most of the next week. I have a few meetings and will go to some of the litigation sessions, but most of the time will pass in bumping into people and chatting. … Continue reading

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Socha and Gelbmann survey the EDD market

No time to précis it or comment on it, but George Socha and Tom Gelbmann have published their annual overview of the results of their annual survey on the Legal Technology News site. If asked to pick the most important … Continue reading

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Richard Susskind End of Lawyers resources

Having yesterday bracketed Richard Susskind with Private Frazer of Dad’s Army, that other well-known prophet of doom from Scotland (whilst immediately accepting that “We’re all doomed, doomed I tell ye” is an “unduly succinct and not wholly accurate précis” of … Continue reading

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Show me more like this

Guidance Software’s new EnCase Portable is interesting enough for itself. The way in which they are promoting it is even more so. The industry as a whole could make use of YouTube’s ability to point users to related material. I … Continue reading

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SCL Annual Conference: The impact of changing economic cycles on the practice of IT Law

I promised in an earlier post to follow up on a reference to the Society for Computers and Law Annual Conference. This takes place in Bath on 9 and 10 October, with the title The impact of changing economic cycles … Continue reading

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Australia at the centre of the discovery world

The default map of the world shows Britain in the middle and near the top, with Alaska at top left and New Zealand at bottom right. Perhaps that is because Europe invented the Greenwich Meridian; maybe it is a legacy … Continue reading

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Sedona Conference dialogue on cross-border discovery in Barcelona

As I have noted elsewhere, I had my own cross-border problems in getting to the Sedona Conference International Programme on Cross-Border eDiscovery, eDisclosure and Data Privacy Conflicts in Barcelona on 10-11 June. I was chairing an edisclosure conference in London … Continue reading

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Ark Group e-Disclosure Conference 2009

You can generate a lot of notes in six conference days in three countries in nine days and have little time to transcribe them. I am quite good at actually recording what people say, less so at the small but … Continue reading

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Jackson conference challenge to litigation support providers

Lord Justice Jackson laid down a challenge to litigation support providers at the Ark Group e-Disclosure 2009 conference in London last week. They must, he said, find a way to bring down the cost of e-disclosure; if they cannot, then … Continue reading

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In travelling as in most services delivery, it is the little things which matter

If this piece has any e-discovery parallels at all, they are to do with project management and the contingencies of time and cost which turn up in any project. It is also about the apparently trivial things which flavour a … Continue reading

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