Interesting dialogue floating from my colleagues at Fios that I thought I’d share:
Allen Gurney (Director, Fios Consulting):
Some of you may have seen/heard this already –
“February 11, 2009: After more than two years of debate and deliberation, the Federal Court regime for eDiscovery in Australia has been finalised.”
http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=16583Excerpt –
“Practice Note 17 has been released on the Federal Court Web site. The Practice Note provides a platform for the use of technology in the management of discovery and the conduct of litigation. The document sets out a checklist for both parties in a federal court case to undertake before the process of discovery, and provides a basic document management protocol for matters that involve as few as 200 documents. Designed to be easy to use and requiring no specialist litigation support software, this simple protocol applies to cases that involve from 200 to 5000 documents. An Advanced Document Management protocol will apply for large cases that require more sophisticated classification of documents.”
Practice Note 17
http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/how/practice_notes_cj17.htmCourt-supplied Pre-conference checklist
http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/pdfsrtfs_p/Practice_Note_No_17_Pre-Discovery_Conf_Checklist.pdfCourt-supplied Advanced Document Management (Protocol)
http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/pdfsrtfs_p/Practice_Note_No_17_Example%20Advanced%20DMP.pdf
David Ray (Sr. Manager, Fios Consulting):
Interestingly, I met an Australian forensics guy at LegalTech LA last June, and he mentioned that there was a bit of activity on this front down under, and that there were few – if any – credible consultants there. Also, an Australian colleague at Syracuse (PhD in Information Management) used to do forensics work in Sydney – for Deloitte if I’m not mistaken. Did I mention I lived in Sydney for a bit? I call first dibs if we land any Ozzie projects…
Jeanette Slepian (Fios’ Sr. VP, Sales & Marketing):
Does “Ozzie” mean “land of Oz”, or “Aussie”??
David Ray (Sr. Manager, Fios Consulting):
Both. No one there uses the term “Aussie” – that’s a third rate hair product line. They use “Ozzie” instead, and often refer to home as “back in Oz.”
It’s amazing what one can learn in any given day in the e-discovery business…
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