Introduction Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at Relativity Fest London, alongside fellow Legal Data Intelligence Architects Melina Efstathiou, Brian Corbin and Chris Haley. We were sharing our experiences with Legal Data Intelligence, and the value that it can provide in the industry. During the talk I mentioned an article from LDI discussing … Continue reading Building Bridges and Working Across Silos with Legal Data Intelligence
Category: eDiscovery Case Law
Generative AI and eDiscovery – Adoption in the Courts – Part 1
By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction At the recent Legal 500 Commercial Litigation Conference in London, one of the panels focused on the question “Do the existing Practice Directions support the adoption of Generative AI?” I wanted to provide a few thoughts of my own on the topic, as there is far more to be discussed … Continue reading Generative AI and eDiscovery – Adoption in the Courts – Part 1
eDiscovery Horror Stories 2023
By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction I haven’t posted recently due to work commitments and other personal projects. I have been working on a few things (including taking a course on the Ethics of AI), and I have a whole list of blog posts that I still want to get around to writing (neither the “Importance … Continue reading eDiscovery Horror Stories 2023
UK Disclosure Case Law Update – September 2023
By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction I’ve seen some interesting points covered in cases recently, and thought that it might be helpful to share. In particular two cases which cover different angles to the new disclosure rules. A (Very Brief) New Rules Recap As they are covered in depth in the cases below, I thought that … Continue reading UK Disclosure Case Law Update – September 2023
The Importance of Data that Doesn’t Exist – Part Three (Missing Metadata – A Case Study)
By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In this series I am looking at the importance of data that is not present. In the previous two articles, I have looked at the use of timelines in identifying missing data, reasons that data from some sources may appear to be missing and considered potential steps to take or … Continue reading The Importance of Data that Doesn’t Exist – Part Three (Missing Metadata – A Case Study)
The Disclosure Pilot Scheme (PD51U) – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Six)
By: Dr Tristan Jenkinson The Disclosure Working Group As discussed at the end of part five of this series, in May 2016 a new working group was set up by Sir Terence Etherton to investigate the perceived excessive costs, scale and complexity of disclosure in England and Wales. The creation of the working group was … Continue reading The Disclosure Pilot Scheme (PD51U) – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Six)
The EDQ, PD31B, Jackson Reforms and the Longest Speech in Legal History – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Five)
By: Dr Tristan Jenkinson The Need for Change Cases such as Nichia, Digicel and Earles (Discussed in Part Four) fuelled concerns that parties were not sufficiently addressing the requirements of electronic disclosure. Some saw this to be due, in part, to the failure of parties to appreciate and utilise the newly inserted paragraph 2A within … Continue reading The EDQ, PD31B, Jackson Reforms and the Longest Speech in Legal History – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Five)
Foundations of a New Direction – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Four)
By: Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In this series, I am discussing the history and development of electronic disclosure in the courts of England and Wales. Previous parts have covered the Rules of the Supreme Court, the Woolf Reforms and the specific inclusion of electronic documents in disclosure. Here, in part four, I discuss some of … Continue reading Foundations of a New Direction – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Four)
Including the Electronic – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Three)
By: Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In this series I am discussing the history and development of electronic disclosure in the courts of England and Wales. In parts one and two I covered the Rules of the Supreme Court (RSC), Peruvian Guano, the Woolf Reforms and the implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). Here in … Continue reading Including the Electronic – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Three)
The Courts Who Cried Woolf – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Two)
By: Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In this series I am looking at the history and development of electronic disclosure in the courts of England and Wales. In part one (which you can read here) I discussed the purpose of disclosure, the Rules of the Supreme Court (RSC) and the Peruvian Guano case. In part two, … Continue reading The Courts Who Cried Woolf – A History of Electronic Disclosure (Part Two)
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