The Civil Procedure (Amendment ) Rules 2013 were published on February 12th and broadly speaking the new rules will all come into effect on April 1st. Chris Dale has produced a summary of the provisions for the E Disclosure Information Project blog which may be read at http://bit.ly/YfFzfO Millnet has been advising law firms for… Read More »
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” (Alice through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll). In what must be regarded as a disappointing decision in the Court of Appeal last week in Henry v… Read More »
In a decision in the TCC at the end of last year, Mr Justice Coulson decided that the court had the power under CPR Order 31 to order that a search for documents to be carried out on behalf of the defendants be carried out by a properly qualified independent third party. Millnet’s Stuart Clarke… Read More »
There was a time when it was genuinely possible to describe software used in e-disclosure in terms which effectively distinguished between particular offerings on the basis of the “bells and whistles” which one bit of technology possessed in contrast to the next piece of software. Nowadays, I believe it is widely accepted that many of… Read More »
It never ceases to amaze me how one thing leads on to another. Let me explain! Recently, I was referred to a blog written by someone of whom I had never heard. Nothing unusual in that, you may say, but bear with me. Jim Rosenblum of Stamford, Connecticut civil litigation, administrative and health care law… Read More »
I still manage a wry smile when I see a reference to the “Dummies” series. At the first Legal Tech I attended a copy of “eDiscovery for Dummies” was thrust into my hand as I passed through the exhibition halls and I have been hooked on the series ever since. That particular publication was produced… Read More »
Everyone will have heard about the prank perpetrated by two Australian DJs which went so tragically wrong. There has been so much noise out there about all aspects of this tragedy that I have thought long and hard whether I should add to it. In keeping with the tradition of this blog, I have no… Read More »
If you are one of those people who enjoys the flurry of articles at this time of year containing predictions for 2013 and beyond, you will not want to miss the SCL’s Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 2, Masters of Legal IT. To quote from the opening paragraph – “When you get Charles Christian, Jan… Read More »
The answer depends on what actually is email. Most of us now send and receive emails every day but how do you define email? The simplest definition I have seen is in the Free Online Dictionary: “A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers/a message or messages… Read More »
It is that time of year again when predictions are flying about and, as anyone who has been asked to make predictions will tell you, predictions do not get any easier. In fact, it has been said, “predictions are difficult, especially about the future.” You may imagine my delight when I heard that quotation at… Read More »