I must admit I have always been baffled by the decision taken by Lord Woolf in Access to Justice to rebrand the process of “Discovery”, which we all knew and loved and to call it “Disclosure”. I don’t think you see the process called Disclosure elsewhere in the world and indeed, I have recently had… Read More »
Almost everybody has heard of the protracted litigation between Multiplex and various parties arising out of the construction of the new National Stadium at Wembley. Amongst those disputes the largest, and most publicised, was that between Multiplex and its steelwork sub-contractor, Cleveland Bridge (CB). Less well known are the 6 paragraphs (out of a total… Read More »
It came as news to me recently that the technology exists to search the spoken word in much the same way as e-discovery tools search the written word. Bearing in mind the wide definition of “document” for the purposes of disclosure, lawyers need to consider whether voicemails and recorded messages and other forms of the… Read More »
Lord Neuberger is to be the 95th Master of the Rolls since the 13th Century. At 60, he is the youngest of the Law Lords and has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top job. “I am fully aware of the many challenges of my new office which will include the implementation of the review… Read More »
I noticed a report in The Lawyer on 31st July relating to the swansong of the House of Lords Judicial Committee. The Committee is being replaced by the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in October. Apparently, the staff have a sense of humour. On their last day callers to 020-7219-3111 heard Frank Sinatra… Read More »
Credit to Chris Dale in his blog post Sugaring the e-Discovery Pill (seventh paragraph from the bottom) for warning that “the only people who will read undiluted technical information are those who are already on side”. He goes on to say that “the audience we want is those who are not converted…” I agree wholeheartedly. In… Read More »