Tag Archives: Ralph Losey

Cautionary tales of boilerplate and specificity

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

A US case brings us some RTFR (Read the F* Rules), a difference of emphasis between US rules and those of England and Wales, an opportunity to ask what “boilerplate” means, and a word to avoid if possible when speaking. In … Continue reading →

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Ralph Losey: the top 22 most interesting [US] eDiscovery opinions of 2016

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

As I sit contemplating collecting together the 2016 eDisclosure-related judgments from England and Wales, I have to admire Ralph Losey who kicked off the year with a 30,000+ word essay on the Top 22 most interesting US eDiscovery cases of … Continue reading →

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Contrasting “that whole truth and justice approach that us Yanks have” with the rest of the world. Really?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

Those who skim articles rather than read them might conclude that this post is anti-US in tone. It is not – half my audience comes from the US and I am interested in balanced views not competing claims for purity. … Continue reading →

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A new definition of relevance in US eDiscovery?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

The US may be about to see a change to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which brings their rules about the scope of discovery / disclosure closer to those which have obtained in England and Wales since 1999. If … Continue reading →

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