Category Archives: my research

Materials for my dissertation on ediscovery

summarised amendments of FRCP -pre December 2006

A Foley & Lardner LLP Information Bulletin pre Dec 2006 – summarised amendments of FRCP

THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT

The provisions at the Federal Arbitration Act For explanations on the US Code and for information about the schedule of Supplements etc. Checkout information on the unclassified changes i.e. changes that have not yet made it into the classification tables.

FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE WITH FORMS DECEMBER 1, 2006

Unlike the CPR which is available online & in pdfs, the FRCP is located in a pdf document Check out the US Courts Congress page for various Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court – Submitted to Congress (April 2006)- FRCP Amendments Effective December 1, 2006

From K & L Gates electronic discovery law blog

E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Go Into Effect Today; concise article posted at electronic discovery law blog

Under the English Arbitration Act 1996 – disclosure of documents

Disclosure under section 34(2)(d) The arbitral tribunal has the power to order disclosure and has a discretion to decide ‘whether any if so which documents or classes of documents should be disclosed between and produced by the parties and at what stage’. There is no limitation regarding the types of documents. The tribunal must avoid [...]

researching computer-based disclosure and discovery in civil litigation

Mr Ken Withers website. For very informative articles & links on ediscovery (primarily US) & some great pics taken in Kenya.

The Litigation Support Technology (LiST) Group

According to LiST website, LiST is a unique UK think tank, formed in 2003 by a group of litigation support specialists (following the footsteps of the sedona conference)with the aim of encouraging and developing uniformity of approach to the use of technology in litigation and alternative dispute resolution.Current outputs from the Working Groups are available [...]

Notes to the amendments to the Practice Direction for CPR Part 31

NOTES TO ACCOMPANY OCTOBER 2005 (40th UPDATE) to Part 31

The Sedona Conference site for publications & Glossary

For The Sedona Principles Addressing Electronic Document Production & Glossary For E-Discovery and Digital Information Management

Interesting questions on IBA Rules of Evidence & Disclosure of electronic documents

Interesting questions on IBA Rules of Evidence & Disclosure of electronic documents from The Grove, under SESSION C QUESTIONS OF EVIDENCE in the Word document