Costa Kypre & James Morrey-Jones examine the key legal technology trends for 2013
The Mayan Calendar “end of the world” predictions passed without incident; 2012 has turned to 2013 and we are talking of what will be this year—will it be anything unexpected or revolutionary or will we be seeing trends from 2012 taking root or developing along new paths? Technology will undoubtedly continue to unleash new possibilities and we may see radically different business models and legal systems develop in the future. For now, we have focused on key trends which are already out there and which we expect will continue to impact on electronic disclosure in the UK this year. These trends affect not only litigation, but also internal investigations and regulatory compliance.
Over the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in data passing through the internet, company networks, our laptops, tablets and smartphones; this has inevitably had a knock-on effect on e-disclosure. Last year we saw new e-disclosure solutions develop to address this volume challenge, especially in the area of technology assisted review (TAR) to
