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E-Disclosure: The Current Position and the Position After 1st April 2013 - Andrew Buchan, Cloisters

31/12/12. This article gives a summary overview of the proposed changes for disclosure. It is a rapidly-expanding subject. It will assume increasingly greater importance, certainly in the High Court, particularly after 1st April 2013. If practitioners are not familiar with at least the outline of these issues, there may be very serious consequences for them and their clients.

What's E-Disclosure?

E-disclosure is the disclosure of any electronic document. Documents stored electronically are often referred to as electronically stored information or ESI. An electronic document means any document held in electronic form. It includes obvious documents such as email, text messages, word processed documents, databases and also includes voicemail and other audio files. The documents may be stored on servers, computers, laptops, memory sticks, mobile phones, back-up systems and elsewhere.

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