Electronic discovery conference:  One Whitehall Place, One Whitehall, London, UK.  West Legalworks. Read the rest of this entry »

Conference including sessions on electronic discovery: 61-65 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, UK. ALM Events. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic discovery conference: Citigate Central Hotel (formerly Carlton Crest Sydney), Sydney, NSW, Australia. IQPC. Read the rest of this entry »

Article by Trent Henry, Burton Group, posted on SC Magazine, May 29, 2007:  Electronic discovery (e-discovery) is a topic generally limited to legal circles. Although recent case law and the revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are aimed squarely at judges and lawyers, both have profound implications for IT and security organisations, given the significant amount of electronically stored information (ESI) that is relevant for court cases.

In essence, IT teams are strategic helpers for enterprise litigation, and the choices they make for the creation, storage, archiving and destruction of information have significant effects on legal and regulatory evidence handling.

What this means is that it’s prudent for the security team to understand the core aspects of e-discovery law and practice. After all, the information lifecycle involves data availability, confidentiality and integrity — all critical security objectives. In addition, security practitioners should note the market landscape for e-discovery solutions and related products, including e-discovery point products, enterprise-search tools, classification systems and records archiving….

Article by Reza Alexander, DLA Piper UK LLP, posted on Strategic Risk, April 2007: Reza Alexander believes that new US electronic disclosure rules herald a wake up call which will reverberate throughout the rest of the world.

Globalisation means that European-based multinationals cannot ignore the effects of US legislation. Anyone who doubts this needs only to look at Sarbanes-Oxley. So the recent amendments to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), which came into effect on 1 December 2006, will have a far reaching effect on how electronic records are managed within most organisations….

Article by Reza Alexander, DLA Piper UK LLP, Feb. 14, 2007: The recent amendments to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), which came into effect on 1 December 2006, will have a far reaching impact on how electronic records are managed within most organisations according to Reza Alexander, DLA Piper UK LLP.

Under the new rules most corporations will now be obliged to operate and enforce an enterprise wide, resilient and consistent records management program.

As remote as they may seem to practitioners outside the USA these rules are worthy of serious consideration. Lessons can be learned on how organisations should proactively handle the proliferation of electronic documents and ensure they have effective policies and procedures in place not only to respond effectively to disclosure obligations but also to successfully manage the flow, storage and retrieval of information. Read the rest of this entry »

Article by Arif Mohamed posted on Computer Weekly, May 22, 2007:

If you deal with personal and financial data, you may be familiar with the apparent contradiction that various data laws create. On the one hand, personal data can only be collected and used for the purpose it was originally collected for, and must be disposed of if it is surplus to requirements. But on the other hand, commercial and financial data must be retained to protect the organisation or its customers, usually for the purpose of law enforcement….

Electronic discovery webinar: June 14, 2007. 1:00 - 2:00 pm Central. Renew Data Corporation. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release, May 3, 2007:  SourceData e-Solutions, the India based Knowledge Solutions & Legal Discovery Services Company has become the first to launch of Multi-tier Litigation document coding and indexing solution for clients across the globe. The multi tier solutions is expected to help clients in capturing the right set data at faster turn around and at a highly competitive pricing structure. The tiers have been structured as Platinum, Diamond and Gold. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release:  Electronic Discovery Provider Expands its Capabilities for Clients that have International Presence

AUSTIN, Texas – May 1, 2007 – RenewData, a leader in e-discovery services for law firms and corporations, announced today that it has been added to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor List and that it adheres to the framework developed by the Department of Commerce in coordination with the European Commission to provide “adequate” privacy protection of personal data. This ensures that RenewData has taken the steps required to transfer data to the United States for processing in the course of electronic discovery. Read the rest of this entry »