Rybak v Langbar International Ltd [2010] EWHC 2015 (Ch)

Discovery: Paper chase

Nicola Bridge, Joel Seager and Guy Francis discuss the pitfalls and solutions surrounding document retention ‘Case law provides a number of cautionary tales for lawyers who fail to properly advise their clients about their obligations in the disclosure process.’ Creating an effective document retention policy can be an expensive and time-consuming exercise for firms, especially …

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Disclosure: Hands off my hard drive

Siobhan Almond looks at recent developments in e-Disclosure ‘Carrying out a search of all electronic data is certainly not the default position; it has to be considered in the usual context of relevance and proportionality.’ The observation by Lord Justice Jackson that: ‘e-Disclosure is inevitable’ referred to the fact that e-disclosure, and its impact on …

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