e-Discovery
Responding to disclosure requests and process data received from
other parties
We support the e-discovery process from either perspective:
Whether you need to respond to a disclosure order, or you are
looking for the most efficient and thorough way of processing
large volumes of electronic documents received from disclosing
party.
E-discovery presents some unique and often unfamiliar
challenges. It can involve huge volumes of documents and it's
easy to become overwhelmed, no matter which side of the process
you find yourself on.
Responding to a disclosure order
If you are required to disclose material, it's important to
understand the scope of the disclosure order. What sort of
documents are covered by the order? Where are you required to
search for in-scope material? Do you have a duty to recover
deleted documents? How do you exclude legally or professionally
privileged material? How do you ensure the proper disclosure of
metadata? How do you ensure that the integrity and completeness
of your disclosure process can be verified under scrutiny from
the other side? In what format should you disclose material and
how should sensitive data be protected during handover?
For most organisations, the requirement to respond to a
disclosure order is vanishingly rare. If you do find yourself
subject to such an order, therefore, it can represent a journey
into unfamiliar and disquieting territory, especially since the
consequences of making an incomplete – or overgenerous –
disclosure can be costly and problematic.
In such situations, we assist you and your legal representatives
to work through the various stages of the e-discovery process.
First, we help to determine the exact technical scope of the
disclosure order. Once you know what documents you are required
to disclose, we deploy software tools to collect that
information from your systems with the minimum disruption to
your business. We then provide you and your legal
representatives with review facilities, which allow you to
exclude any documents that fall outside the scope of the
disclosure order, and to redact non-disclosable portions of
documents as appropriate. Once this is complete, we liaise with
the requesting party to agree a technical disclosure format and
we package the disclosable material accordingly, ready for
handover.
For your peace of mind – and so that you can demonstrate proper
compliance with the disclosure order – we document this entire
process and maintain an audit trail throughout.
Receiving disclosed material
Receiving large volumes of documents in response to a disclosure
order can be equally daunting and raises a key question: How do
you sift through all of the material disclosed to you and
accurately identify relevant documents in a practical timeframe
and with finite resources? The answer is through the use of
efficient e-discovery technology and a clear, well-structured
approach to searching, filtering, reviewing and marking.
Our experience of managing e-discovery projects of all sizes
means that you benefit from a wealth of practical expertise.
Through the use of efficient planning, mission-specific
e-discovery software (such as Intella) and ongoing support and
guidance, we can host your e-discovery dataset and facilitate
the review process throughout its entire lifecycle, from
receiving data to producing bundles of responsive documents.
To enquire about our e-discovery services please call us on
+44 2030 393 395
to speak to one of our team.