Tag Archives: #ediscovery

Too soon to say

“It is too soon to say.” Attributed to the former Chinese Premier, Chou en Lai (or Zhou Enlai), this response was, probably erroneously, thought to have referred to the effect of the 1789 French Revolution!  These days, it appears to be more widely accepted that the words referred to the street protests in France and… Read More »

Less is More

I have recently finished reading “Tomorrow’s Lawyers” by Richard Susskind. If you are interested in the practice of law in the future, I urge you to read this book.  As a commentator on the law and lawyers, Richard Susskind is thought provoking and fascinating with eloquent views on the future of the profession of law and tomorrow’s… Read More »

Cooperation in eDiscovery

Cooperation has been defined as the process whereby two or more people or organisations work together for their mutual benefit as opposed to working against one another for their own gain. The mules in the picture above are joined together by a rope but they work out that a measure of cooperation is required if… Read More »

The Right Approach

Millnet sees a wide variety of cases during a year and deals with literally hundreds of lawyers. Of course, every case is different but occasionally a case really stands out as worthy of comment either by its subject matter or the problems disclosed. Confidentiality forbids identification of the case and the naming of names, but we were instructed recently… Read More »

TCC Protocols

Early this month new protocols for dealing with eDisclosure were unveiled by a combination of TeCSA (The Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association), TECBAR (The Technology and Construction Bar Association) and the SCL (The Society for Computers and Law). The incoming senior judge in the TCC, Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart, confirmed that the Protocols would have the… Read More »

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

The past week has seen Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night. Ghouls and spooks and the sometimes dubious game of trick or treat abound which shows how much has changed in this country since the days when virtually no one in England took any notice of Hallowe’en (although my understanding is that north of the border, the Scots… Read More »

More and better for less

The new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is already out of the starting blocks! Taking office at the start of October, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (a small village in the Brecon Beacons) addressed the members of Gray’s Inn on October 21st.  Delivering the annual Birkenhead lecture,  he sought to address the issues facing the… Read More »

Amazing Grace

I have just returned from the Fall conference of the LCA (Litigation Counsel of America), a group of eminent trial and litigation lawyers from the United States and Canada which Millnet has been proud to sponsor for the past few years. The event was held at one of the most extraordinary hotels I have been to. The… Read More »