Legal briefings from the world's leading law firms
Legal Briefing
Too much information - is the growth in 'digital evidence' slowing down the legal process?
Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
Sector: Information technology
Jurisdiction: Global
Published: 08 December 2010
Law Firm: Symantec
Overview
Is the challenge of picking through thousands or even millions of electronic files to assemble a case or action at risk of slowing down the legal process?
A recent study of 5,000 lawyers in 10 countries highlighted that problems related to electronically stored information are impacting the legal process right across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Electronically stored information is fast becoming a critical source of evidence to support a wide range of legal actions. This report looks at the way the legal profession locates, identifies and recovers this new breed of ‘digital evidence' and the ever growing amounts of data organisations are expected to store.
Click 'View Briefing' to read more.
Rating: 
5 people found this useful
People who read this also read these
- Europe's broader broadband: EC proposes 9 billion for faster internet speeds
- E-Archiving TMT sector group: Hungary
- New Data Export Model Clauses: Less Paper, More Admin?
- Technology, Media and Telecoms e-briefing - November
- How archiving can reduce the cost and complexity of e-discovery
- Are you prepared for the Bribery Act? An information management self-assessment test
More from Symantec
- Where electronic disclosure meets the Bribery Act
- How European companies can avoid 'American style' eDiscovery traps
- Turbulence ahead? Key considerations before 'going to the cloud'
- Legal Week Web Seminar: Setting the scene on e-Discovery
- Law & the electronic data explosion - German language version
Keep up to date with the most recently added briefings to LegalWeekLaw.com
© Incisive Media Investments Limited 2012, Published by Incisive Financial Publishing Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX, are companies registered in England and Wales with company registration numbers 04252091 & 04252093.