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January 7th, 2015
The exponential growth in the sources and volumes of electronic information is making the discovery process more challenging. There is a greater intersection between the law and technology with eDiscovery an unavoidable part of any litigation or investigation. For some eDiscovery has simply meant turning documents into an electronic format. Managing electronic information in the […]
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Tags: CPD Seminars, Discovery Checklist, Discovery Planning, Discovery Strategy, eDiscovery, eDiscovery Questionnaire, eDiscovery Software, Keyword search terms, Legal technology events, LegalTech, litigation support software, Predictive Coding, Technology Assisted Review
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June 11th, 2014
Today’s rapidly increasing data volumes require a greater investment in time planning ahead developing a discovery strategy, ensuring you and your client has a smoother and less expensive discovery process. LawTalk has recently published an article of mine The importance of investing time in developing a discovery strategy (A link to the article can be found here). The […]
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Tags: Discovery Checklist, Discovery Planning, Discovery Strategy, ECA, eDiscovery, eDiscovery Questionnaire, First CMC, Listing and Exchange Protocol, New Discovery Rules
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March 25th, 2014
On Wednesday 19th of March, E-Discovery Consulting and EY welcomed over 100 participants from the New Zealand legal fraternity to the 2nd Annual New Zealand eDiscovery Conference. The event attracted senior lawyers, barristers, in-house legal counsel, government departments and regulators – most organisations involved in litigation were represented in some capacity. The Conference has now […]
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Tags: Australian eDiscovery, Courtroom technology, CPD Seminars, Discovery Checklist, Discovery Planning, ECA, eDiscovery, eDiscovery Questionnaire, eDiscovery Software, Information Governance, Legal technology events, LegalTech, Listing and Exchange Protocol, litigation support software, Predictive Coding, Technology Assisted Review
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August 29th, 2013
A discovery checklist was introduced as part of the new discovery rules that came into force in New Zealand in February 2012. Parties must now address a discovery checklist on all matters and then discuss the issues raised with the other parties to agree the scope and practical arrangements for conducting discovery. The checklist provides […]
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Tags: Discovery Checklist, Discovery Planning, Discovery Strategy, eDiscovery, eDiscovery Questionnaire, First CMC, Listing and Exchange Protocol, New Discovery Rules, Predictive Coding, Technology Assisted Review
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July 11th, 2012
As published in LawTalk, issue 799, 6 July 2012 Over recent years there has been an exponential growth in both the volume and sources of electronic information. Nearly all information now originates in electronic form. This has complicated the discovery process as it has created many new challenges for lawyers. Managing electronic information in the […]
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Tags: CPD Seminars, Discovery Checklist, Discovery Planning, Discovery reform, eDiscovery, eDiscovery Questionnaire, eDiscovery Software, Keyword search terms, Legal Process Outsourcing, Listing and Exchange Protocol, litigation support software, Scanning & Coding
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December 1st, 2011
“New Zealand is ahead of us” maybe a commendable headline, but it is important to put Lord Justice Jackson’s comment into context. Lord Justice Jackson made this comment last week in a speech about ‘Controlling the Costs of Disclosure’. A full copy of the speech is available on the Judiciary of England and Wales website. […]
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Tags: CPD Seminars, Discovery Checklist, Discovery Planning, Discovery reform, Discovery rules training, Discovery Strategy, eDiscovery, eDiscovery Questionnaire, First CMC, New Discovery Rules
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