Bridging the eDiscovery Gap

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction Last week I read a fantastic article by Kelly Twigger (of eDiscovery Assistant fame). The article talks about the "eDiscovery Disconnect", and addresses the gap created in eDiscovery when lawyers responsible for the legal strategy in a case hand off the disclosure area to litigation support or an external vendor. … Continue reading Bridging the eDiscovery Gap

Generative AI and eDiscovery – Adoption in the Courts – Part 2

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In part one of this series, I discussed a section within Practice Direction 57AD which could potentially be used to allow for the use of Generative AI for the conduct of disclosure, assuming that the relevant workflow can be demonstrated to be reliable, efficient and cost-effective. I also discussed each … Continue reading Generative AI and eDiscovery – Adoption in the Courts – Part 2

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

Legal Data Intelligence – Initial Thoughts

By Tristan Jenkinson Introduction Since it debuted at the CLOC Global Institute earlier this month, there has been a lot of talk about the new Legal Data Intelligence framework, and rightly so. The new framework has been envisaged as a new approach to provide “a vocabulary, framework, and best practices to manage legal data”. You … Continue reading Legal Data Intelligence – Initial Thoughts

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

ChatGPT: A LegalTech Perspective – Part Two – Limitations

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In part one of this series, I gave an introduction to ChatGPT, what it is and some examples of some of the ways that it is used. The results can be truly remarkable and people have been utilising ChatGPT more and more for various projects, having realised what a useful … Continue reading ChatGPT: A LegalTech Perspective – Part Two – Limitations

ChatGPT: A LegalTech Perspective – Part One – What is ChatGPT?

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction OpenAI’s ChatGPT application has been a huge talking point in the world of for the best part of the last 10 months. The application was made available for the public in November last year, and just two months later, had already gained 100 million users (see for example this Guardian … Continue reading ChatGPT: A LegalTech Perspective – Part One – What is ChatGPT?