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AI and Data Management lead the story at Relativity Fest
Years ago, every player in the eDiscovery market would try and launch something new at big events, drowning out the announcements of rivals with new product releases just as we were all unpacking and getting over our jetlag. Those of … Continue reading
Ethical AI and productivity enhancements announced at Relativity Fest London
I was unfortunately not able to go to Relativity Fest London, which opened on Tuesday. The photographs from the Keynote show a room as packed as it was in 2019 when the last in-person event took place. Relativity has always … Continue reading
A helpful recap of Relativity Fest 2021
The nature of a big event like Relativity Fest is that a mass of interesting views and comments pours out at once. We all report the bits that interest us, but the waters close over it all very quickly as … Continue reading
The main points from the International Panel at Relativity Fest
Relativity Fest always generates a mass of material, from company and product announcements to sessions on law and legal practice. I can’t write about it all, and you wouldn’t thank me if I did. If I focus now on the … Continue reading
Relativity Fest 2021 – the pervasive effect of privacy and data protection
Relativity Fest 2021 runs from 4-6 October. The decision to make it a virtual event was made many months ago, not just because of the continuing uncertainty about lockdowns and travel restrictions, but because last year’s Relativity Fest was a … Continue reading
Relativity Fest panel – legal and technical perspectives on data privacy and data protection
Panel discussions about international discovery, privacy, and data protection serve as a good way of encapsulating the issues of the moment in a short space. Having a range of speakers and a short time-frame forces a focus on those things … Continue reading
Relativity Fest London – virtual event on 18 and 19 May
The virtual Relativity Fest London takes place on 18 and 19 May. The event is free and virtual, and registration is here. You can see the Agenda here starting on Tuesday with a Keynote by CEO Mike Gamson and Chief Product Officer … Continue reading
Looking back at the International Panel at Relativity Fest
It was my pleasure to moderate again the International Panel at Relativity Fest. That usually involves an enjoyable trip to Chicago for most of a week, doing my own panel, attending others, doing several video interviews, and meeting up with … Continue reading
Preparing for a virtual panel and recording a remote interview
If this week has been short on visible output, it has been a busy one for the preparation of things to come. On Tuesday, we had the prep call for the International Panel at Relativity Fest. Relativity Fest is a … Continue reading
Relativity Fest London – eDisclosure and global eDiscovery panel today
Relativity Fest London reaches its third and final day today. The usual one-day event has been spread across three part-days, a format which allows people from different time zones to join in. At 13:00 BST today, David Horrigan of Relativity … Continue reading
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Interview: David Horrigan of Relativity on the virtual Relativity Fest London 2020
This year’s Relativity Fest London runs from 12-14 May. Inevitably, it is a virtual event, but that does at least enable many more people to attend. The Agenda and other details can be found here. My interviews have also gone … Continue reading
Interview: Megan Rowland of Legility on the attributes of project managers, clients and eDiscovery industry recruits
At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I interviewed Megan Rowland of Inventus. Since the interview, Legility and Inventus have come together under the name Legility. Megan Rowland is Team Lead, Project Management at Legility. https://vimeo.com/373579877 I asked her what makes a … Continue reading
Interview: Tony Chan of iCourts on winning Best Innovation Provider Award at Relativity Fest
At Relativity Fest every year, I get the opportunity to interview the winners of the Relativity Innovation Awards, whose purpose is to “recognize organizations and individuals who build innovative solutions, break down barriers for technology in the practice of law, … Continue reading
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Interview: Craig Carpenter of X1 on the X1 partnership with Relativity
I have known Craig Carpenter, CEO of data collection company X1, for almost as long as I have been in eDiscovery. At Relativity Fest in Chicago, I at last had the opportunity to interview him. The context was a newly-announced … Continue reading
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David Horrigan of Relativity and Chris Dale talk about their panels at Relativity Fest
It has become a habit at Relativity Fest that my last interview is reserved for David Horrigan, Discovery Counsel & Legal Education Director at Relativity. One of the reasons for leaving it until the end is that David Horrigan is … Continue reading
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Back from Relativity Fest with good impressions and 1.5TB of videos
I am told that we recorded 23 video interviews over the three days of Relativity Fest – I lost count, but the indefatigable Taylor Laabs of Relativity, who ran the schedule, says that that was the final total. My son … Continue reading
Moderating the international panel and recording interviews at Relativity Fest 2019
A year rolls by very quickly, and it is time for Relativity Fest in Chicago once more. It runs from 20 to 23 October and the agenda, as always, is packed with sessions, panels, workshops and social events. It grows … Continue reading
Some pictures from Relativity Fest London 2019
Here are some pictures from Relativity Fest London which occupied large premises in Houndsditch, and (pleasurably) a large amount of my time, earlier this week. Bigger and better than ever, was the general view. Relativity CEO Andrew Sieja opens the … Continue reading
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
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: 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: 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: Ben Shellie of Intelligent Voice on searching and reviewing audio in eDiscovery
At Relativity Fest in London, I spoke to Ben Shellie, CEO of Intelligent Voice. Intelligent Voice, Ben Shellie said, makes software designed to make audio review as simple as any other document review. It takes voice recordings, turns them into … Continue reading
Interview: Judge Francis on US v Microsoft and the CLOUD Act
One of the big attractions at Relativity Fest in London was a panel discussion about the right of US authorities to access data held abroad. The specific context was the case originally known as “Microsoft Dublin”, “the Dublin Warrant” or … Continue reading
Interview: Ed Crosse of Simmons & Simmons on the proposed new disclosure rule
Ed Crosse is a partner at Simmons & Simmons and a member of the Disclosure Working Group headed by Lady Justice Gloster. At Relativity Fest in London I took part in a panel with him and with Sir Colin Birrs … Continue reading
Posted in Court Rules, CPR, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, Judges, Relativity Fest
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Interview: Karyn Harty of McCann FitzGerald on the need for eDiscovery training for judges and litigators
I take every opportunity to interview Karyn Harty of McCann FitzGerald. Over the years we have discussed her involvement in the leading TAR case Irish Bank Resolution v Quinn, the use of eDiscovery tools and skills for non-disputes purposes, the … Continue reading
Events in London and Milan, a Gothic Cathedral and a sorbetto
You are probably secretly relieved when this happens, but I always feel I should explain when there is an interruption in the flow of blog posts. Gratifyingly, if slightly disconcertingly, the number of page views on my blog were higher … Continue reading
Looking forward to Relativity Fest in London on 1 May
Relativity Fest London takes place at 155 Bishopsgate on 1 May. That and the Nuix event which I attended recently (I wrote about it here) have effectively displaced most of the more generalised eDiscovery / eDisclosure events in the London … Continue reading
Interview: Patrick Burke talks about growing corporate awareness of GDPR implications
There is a lot in here – preparations for the GDPR, the growing realisation of the implications of holding the data of other organisations, contractual certifications of GDPR compliance, unwitting indemnification of other parties, WP249 and its assertion that discovery … Continue reading
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Interview: Nick Robertson of Relativity talks about Relativity Fest London and the Relativity roadmap
We are part-way between Relativity Fest in Chicago last October and the next Relativity Fest London on 1 May. I looked back at the interview I did with Nick Robertson of Relativity after the London version of Relativity Fest in … Continue reading
Posted in Court Rules, CPR, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, Relativity, Relativity Fest
Tagged Judge Peck, Nick Robertson, Steven Whitaker
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Technology, learning and fun at Relativity Fest 2017 in Chicago
Relativity Fest again managed to retain the sense of being a family affair while actually being one of the largest eDiscovery events in the calendar. When the “family” for a CEO keynote is 1,560 users, partners and others, it is … Continue reading
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Interview: Max Cockerill of Blackdot Solutions talks about Blackdot’s integration with Relativity
One of the strengths of kCura’s Relativity is the flexible home it offers to other companies whose products involve the collection and use of data. An increasing number of niche products are extending their uses, and their user bases, by … Continue reading
Interview: Colin Shepheard of Lineal on the use of analytics in Relativity
One of the dominant themes at Relativity Fest in London (my report on that is here) was the increasing use of Relativity Analytics for solving electronic disclosure problems. While there, I interviewed Colin Shepheard, Director of Project Management at Lineal, … Continue reading
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Relativity Fest London – a rounded eDisclosure conference not just a trade show
As I noted when I wrote about it in advance, kCura’s Relativity Fest London has been moving over the years to become a full-blown eDiscovery / eDisclosure event and not just a platform for launching kCura initiatives and for networking. There … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Brexit, CPR, Cross-border eDiscovery, Data privacy, Data Protection, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, FRCP, KCura, Relativity, Relativity Fest, Technology Assisted Review
Tagged Andrew Sieja, David Horrigan, Jonathan Maas, Judge Peck, Meribeth Banaschik, Nick Robertson, Steven Whitaker
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From pillar to post – the eDiscovery conferences at the end of 2016
If I did not write up each of the conferences and events of the closing months of 2016 as they happened, that is only partly because the end of each one seemed merely to herald the preparations for the next. Aggregating … Continue reading
Posted in ACEDS, Brexit, Cross-border eDiscovery, Data privacy, Data Protection, Discovery, eDisclosure, eDiscovery, Electronic disclosure, Epiq, GDPR, KCura, Predictive Coding, QuisLex, Relativity, Relativity Fest, Technology Assisted Review
Tagged Adi Elliott, Dan Wyatt, David Horrigan, Ed Spencer, Judge Laporte, Judge Peck, Karyn Harty, Steven Whitaker, Vince Neicho
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Interview: Ed Spencer of Taylor Wessing on choosing and getting approval for the use of technology
Ed Spencer is the associate at Taylor Wessing who took the initiative in proposing the use of predictive coding in the Pyrrho case. He took part in a panel which I moderated at Relativity Fest in Chicago, and I took the … Continue reading
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Interview: Dan Wyatt of RPC on cooperation in the Pyrrho predictive coding case
At Relativity Fest, I moderated a panel on predictive coding whose members included two of the lawyers on opposite sides in the Pyrrho litigation. The parties to Pyrrho had first debated whether or not to use predictive coding and, then, … Continue reading
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Interview: David Horrigan of kCura on predictive coding, GDPR and other Relativity Fest attractions
I caught up with David Horrigan at ILTA. He is eDiscovery Counsel and Legal Content Director at kCura and gets involved in that capacity in planning for the legal practice sessions at Relativity Fest. This interview is about those sessions. … Continue reading
Judge Peck declines to order a party to use TAR. What would an English judge have done?
US Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck has just declined to order an unwilling party to use technology-assisted review in a case called Hyles v New York City. I think that an English court would have made the order in analogous circumstances. I … Continue reading
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