eDisclosure is a hot topic for all practising lawyers in England and Wales. All those who run contentious business need to know how the courts are dealing with the complexities and problems that electronic disclosure throws up, and how they respond to the practical challenges discovered by firms in meeting the electronic disclosure protocol.
Although the judiciary has offered guidance on the rules relating to eDisclosure for some time, the case law suggests that many lawyers remain blissfully unaware of three important topics: eDisclosure, eEvidence and eSignatures.
This concise guide is intended as an aid to both lawyers and their technical advisers working on eDisclosure in England and Wales, and to indicate how judges have approached the issues arising in both civil and criminal proceedings