David Horrigan, eDiscovery counsel and Legal Content Director for Relativity, is interviewed here by Chris Dale. They talk about Relativity Fest, and particularly the international and TAR panels, and about Relativity One, now available in the UK. Read more
Launch of Brainspace 6
There is new and enhanced machine learning in Brainspace 6 along with dynamic visual analytics. "Powerful extensions to eDiscovery tools are “reinventing the art of the possible in complex investigations” says Umang Paw of PwC. Read more
New Zealand – LawFest and electronic courts
Andrew King's LawFest is limbering up for 2018, bringing eDiscovery and legal technology awareness of New Zealand. And David Harvey brings us news (and his views) of the New Zealand Electronic Courts and Tribunal Act 2016. Read more
The Nuix User Exchange 2017
The Nuix User Exchange, the big annual event for users of Nuix, takes place at Huntington Beach from 17 to 20 September. Cyber security, discovery, incident response, investigations and mobile investigations are on the agenda. Read more.
Technology in Practice in Toronto
Technology In Practice is an eDiscovery conference in Toronto from 8 to 10 November run by Commonwealth Legal and Ricoh. One of the many sessions is called TAR trends around the world, moderated by Chris Dale with US Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck and Maura Grossman. Read more.
iCONECT webinar on multi-media data
An iCONECT webinar on 14 September will consider the importance of multi-media data and look at ways of collecting and reviewing it. Read more
Review of ILTACON 2017
The International Legal Technology Association had its big annual show, ILTACON 2017, in Las Vegas. The event prompted a commentary on the format for major events like this as well as some news from ILTACON. Read more
kCura changes its name to Relativity
kCura has changed its corporate name to match that of its flagship product, Relativity. The change prompts reminiscence of kCura's early days as an eDiscovery software provider. Read more
FTI Consulting offers Relativity alongside Ringtail
A new partnership between FTI Consulting and Relativity means that FTI can now offer Relativity to its clients alongside FTI's own Ringtail. Read more.
Eversheds Sutherland and OpenText for eDisclosure management
Eversheds Sutherland have an agreement with OpenText which leaves responsibility for software and infrastructure with OpenText while Eversheds Sutherland handles its own eDisclosure management. Read more
Technology dominates in the Lawyer Litigation 50
FTI Consulting sponsored The Lawyer’s Global Litigation 50 2017 which has a strong emphasis on the use of technology in the management of litigation and other disputes. Read more
Ricoh – new sponsor of the eDisclosure Information Project
eDiscovery provider Ricoh, owner of Commonwealth Legal in Canada, has become a sponsor of the eDisclosure Information Project. Read more
Chris Grayling and the bodies of policies past and present
60,000 bodies lie in the way of HS2, now in the hands of failed minister Chris Grayling. The history of the Ministry of Justice is littered with the bodies of Grayling policies which failed. The most recent is UNISON's success over Employment Tribunal fees. Read more
OpenText to acquire Guidance Software
Fresh from its acquisition of eDiscovery and analytics company Recommind, OpenText has announced an agreement to acquire Guidance Software, makers of EnCase forensic and security tools. Read more
NightOwl Discovery – tips for a first TAR project
A webinar from NightOwl Discovery and EDRM gives practical tips on how to run a successful first TAR project. Read more
Detail of the Cloth Hall at Ypres
Detail of the Cloth Hall at Ypres after restoration (a project not completed until 1967). On Instagram.
The perfect form of Brexit disaster video
Many videos show disasters-in-the-making ending with the foreseen disaster actually taking lace. Most of us see Brexit as an obvious potential disaster - indeed, its malign effects are being felt already. This video from a construction site provides a good parallel. Read more
FTI on the role of general counsel in IG
An article called How the general counsel can shape information governance by Jake Frazier and Sonia Cheng of FTI Consulting focuses less on the IT, data security and regulatory aspects of IG and more on that often-overlooked aspect, reputational risk and ethical duties. Read more
Off to ILTA in Las Vegas
I will shortly be going to Las Vegas for ILTACON2017, the big annual event of the International Legal Technology Association. I am doing a panel there, interviewing people, and just soaking up the gossip. Read more
The triumph of officiousness over common sense
Tired of Brexit, I turn to the story of the little girl fined for selling lemonade in Tower Hamlets. It reminds me of stories I wrote years ago about “small-minded officials with powers disproportionate to their intelligence”. Read more
Integration between Blackdot Solutions and Relativity
I interview Max Cockerill of Blackdot Solutions about the integration between Blackdot's software and kCura's Relativity. Read more.
Heart pacemaker data as evidence
A judge in Ohio rules that data from a heart pacemaker is admissible in a criminal trial of a man accused of arson. The data was at odds with his assertions about the events. New data sources are appearing all the time. Read more.
ACEDS and Ricoh discuss eDiscovery hiring and careers
A webinar discussion between Mary Mack of ACEDS and David Greetham of Ricoh covers recruitment and employment in eDiscovery as well as the value of conferences and other sources of information. Read more
Managing data with Nuix Insight
Nuix brings together the disciplines of investigations, eDiscovery, cyber security and information governance, all of which involve extracting and managing useful information from data. The latest upgrades to Nuix Insight bring improved user tools and enhanced ability to deal with data as it evolves for cybersecurity or investigations purposes. Read more
Consilio considers the security of data held by law firms
Lawyers hold confidential data for their clients - indeed, the data collected by lawyers is often the most important data, already filtered down to those which are most significant. eDiscovery and information management company Consilio invites you to consider how secure data is in the hands of a law firm. Read more