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Over the coming
months, the Federal Court will roll out
a new Practice Note and document
management protocol to govern the use of
technology in litigation. This will
change the way many businesses and law
firms conduct their document management
and discovery processes with
ramifications for training,
infrastructure and generation of work
product.
The new Practice
Note is designed to increase efficiency
and to facilitate a more effective
exchange of documents between parties.
But...
The Practice Note
expressly states that you are expected
to:
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understand the
basics of the relevant electronic
technology; and,
-
source
outside assistance if you do not
have such understanding.
And ...
There’s a very low
threshold (merely 200 documents) at
which you need to consider using
electronic capture and exchange
protocols for documents and data.
A new court-appointed
expert (an ‘eRegistrar’) will work with
parties on how they manage electronic
discovery and exchange. The Practice
Note recommends a new pre-discovery
conference and supplies precedent
exchange protocols to facilitate
such exchange.
Now is the time to
jump on board because you need to
understand electronic discovery to enjoy
the benefits and side-step the pitfalls,
whether you’re a litigation practitioner
or an in-house counsel. With the new
pre-discovery conference under PN17, you
are now expected to pay early attention
to discovery disputes and to electronic
discovery issues that can be resolved
beforehand.
This White Paper will show you how to
survive and thrive under the new
Practice Note – how to avoid the traps
and maximise efficiency. |