An informal and occasional selection of recent international eDisclosure/eDiscovery/GDPR/legal IT/data protection/information governance/interesting news/articles collated by Jonathan Maas of The Maas Consulting Group in London. Anyone can email Jonathan@MaasConsultingGroup.com to subscribe/unsubscribe. Simply pick and click from below.
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The interplay between GDPR and eDiscovery (Cognia Law) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM4
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Jury duty from home? Online courts are open for business (Ross Intelligence) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM5
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Postcard from Europe Part 2: Technology's impact on the legal professions in Germany and The Netherlands (Forbes) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM6
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US court characterises plaintiff’s request for spoliation of celebrity images still available as “frivolous” (CloudNine) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM7
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Sexual predators and the “bro culture” in technology (Gregory Bufithis) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM3
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NetApp becomes first LTC4-certified in-house legal team (Legal IT Insider) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM9
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PwC survey: UK large law firm slipping on tech, restrained by partnership model, face new competition (Legal Futures) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qMA
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Not your father's eDiscovery: emoji evidence (Strategist) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qMB
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And they thought keeping the kids off school today would help (Twitter) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qMC
A selection of upcoming and potentially interesting live webinars/webcasts
17 Oct 1900 BST 2017 In-house eDiscovery Trends (BDO/Exterro/EDRM)
http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qKT
19 Oct 1400 BST How to Fund a GDPR Strategy from Existing Budget (Index Engines/Alvarez & Marsal) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qM8
25 Oct 1800 BST Lessons Learned from Recent eDiscovery Disasters (CloudNine)
http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qK4
25 Oct 1000 ET Obtaining Evidence from Electronic Devices (National Business Institute)
http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qKU (£)
26 Oct 1800 BST Your Early Warning System to Reveal Possible Issues and Risks (Advanced Discovery) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qLa
27 Oct 1530 ET A Change of Tack: How to Extend Your eDiscovery Team and Technology for Better Results (FTI/Exterro) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qLn
15 Nov 1130 EST What you don't Know may Hurt you - Achieving Insight and Knowledge Discovery (Concept Searching) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qAa
15 Nov 1300 EDT Cybrrr Attacks - How to Mitigate the Cold Harsh Realities of a Potential Cyber Attack (XDD) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qLG
01 Dec 2100 GMT Updating your eDiscovery Toolkit: Experts Discuss (Ball/Losey/Grossman/Socha) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qLW
01 Dec 1800 GMT Murphy’s eDiscovery Law: How to Keep What Could Go Wrong from Going Wrong (CloudNine) http://bong.maasconsultinggroup.com/qLt
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The Maas Consulting Group is led by Jonathan Maas, a renowned paper and electronic discovery/disclosure veteran with an unparalleled 35 years experience in the field: 29 years in international law firms and six years in international consultancies. Jonathan speaks and writes on the subject widely and has been involved in developing civil procedure in England & Wales to respond to the modern demands of litigating in the digital age.
Jonathan’s métier is acting as a verbal or written bridge between technical experts and lay people, whether it’s conveying complex technology concepts to a legal audience or explaining matters of detailed legal procedure to IT specialists. He has the ability to unite diverse teams to complete discovery exercises as cost- and time-effectively as possible. In this way he has delivered numerous successful projects for national and international businesses and local and central government. This translates into extremely experienced and empathetic support for lawyers and IT professionals.
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Simmons & Simmons
DLA Piper
EY
Huron Legal
Consilio
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