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Agenda1. Federal Court Practice Note CM6– Implications & deciphering
2. Electronic Evidence Processing – The Basics– Hard copy document processing– e.discovery (EDD)– Near-duplication and email threading
3. Early Case Assessment – How can technology help?
4. Evidence Management Software – Features & benefits
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Evidence Management lifecycle
Plan Collect Extract De Duplicate Analysis Process Present
Prove
the e-discovery process
in the e.courtroom
the computer forensic process
standards / protocols = well organised
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Federal Court PN CM6
Setting the SceneEmail is the main form of business communicationElectronic records are now the predominate material for discovery and are:- More voluminous than hard copy- Difficult to delete- Usually disorganised- Email often casual – “smoking gun”
Recent movements by the Courts have set an expectation for law firms to understand the basics of relevant technology The legal technology industry is young and emerging, it can be a challenging area to navigate.
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Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Discovery Laws to Improve Access to Justice
In conducting its inquiry, the Commission’s objective is to identify law reform options to improve the practical operation and effectiveness of discovery of documents. In particular, the Commission shall have regard to:- alternatives to discovery- the role of courts in managing discovery- implications of the cost of discovery on the conduct of litigation- costs issues, for example cost capping, security for discovery costs, and upfront payment- the sufficiency, clarity and enforceability of obligations on practitioners and parties to identify relevant material as early as possible.
The Commission will report no later than 31 March 2011.
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Practice NotesFederal Court of Australia
Practice Note CM 5 - Discovery Practice Note CM 6 - Electronic Technology in Litigation Practice Note CM 11 - Search Orders aka “Anton Piller Orders”
Supreme Court of New South Wales Practice Note No. SC Gen 7 - Use of Technology
Practice Note No. SC Eq 3 - Supreme Court Equity Division - Commercial List and Technology and Construction List
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Practice NotesSupreme Court of Victoria• Practice Note No. 1 of 2007 - Guidelines for the Use of Technology in any Civil
Litigation Matter
Supreme Court of Queensland• Practice Direction Number 8 of 2004 - Electronic Management of Documents
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory• Practice Direction 2 of 2002 - Guidelines for the use of information technology in
any civil matter.
Supreme Court of South Australia• Direction 2.1 of 2006 - Guidelines for the Use of Electronic Technology
Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore• Practice Direction No.3 of 2009 – Discovery and Inspection of Electronically Stored
Documents
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Technology in Litigation - PN CM6 Purpose
To encourage and facilitate the effective use of technology in proceedings to achieve efficient and inexpensive resolutionFramework for the management of documents electronically in the discovery process
ApplicationPN CM6 applies to all proceedings where the number of discovery documents is anticipated to exceed 200 Parties must now produce their list of documents electronically and in compliance with the applicable document management protocol A pre-discovery conference is recommended to agree how the key aspects of the discovery will be handled between parties i.e. format and mode of document exchange
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Technology in Litigation - PN CM6
Resources
Pre-discovery conference checklist
Default Document Management Protocol (200 – 5000)
Advanced Document Management Protocol (5000+)
Pre-trial checklist
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C7 v News Limited
“In the electronic age…the process of production and inspection of documents becomes an industry in itself” – C7 Judgement (Seven Network Ltd v News Ltd [2007] FCA 1062)
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Hard Copy Processing
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e.Discovery Processing
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Near & De-duplication
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Early Case Assessment
Early Case Assessment (ECA)
Early Case Assessment (ECA) software assists in the rapid retrieval and high level analysis of relevant data to answer the initial legal question, "Is there a case?".
Provides legal teams with a high-level view of the entire data body, data review can then be prioritized based on particular custodians, themes or concepts.
Enables legal teams to quickly ascertain, not only whether there is a case to answer and how to answer it, but also addresses questions of proportionality.
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Evidence Management Software
What is evidence management software?Electronic evidence software enables you to replace your traditional hard copy review with intuitive online software platforms, accessible 24/7 from anywhere.
Electronic case room
Repository for documents
Software platform that enhance and streamline document-intensive processes
Internal evidence management platform
Flexible document management - maximize information quality and availability
Litigation support staff can manage vast quantities of data with no downtime
Helps lawyers to manage complex, multi-party cases securely and quickly
Examples; Relativity, Summation, Ringtail, Concordance
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What can the software do? Powerful Searching Tool SortingCategorising TaggingHighlightingRedacting Creating ChronologiesCreating stored lists of documents relevant to multiple issues Creating exports for discovery exchangeManage your subjective review workforce, i.e. allocate bundles of documents to your paralegals to review electronically Document linkingDocument e-mailing
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