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Plate · KnowledgeA plain-language guide to RSMF (Relativity Short Message Format) and how short-message data such as WhatsApp, SMS and Teams chats is prepared for Relativity review in UK litigation.
8 min · Practice noteRead in full →WhatsApp evidence is powerful but tricky. This guide covers the common problems, disappearing messages, screenshots, backups and group context, and how to handle them.
A step-by-step look at how data travels from a forensic mobile extraction through processing and RSMF conversion into a Relativity review.
Disclosure obligations require reasonable, proportionate searches and reliable data. This guide explains how forensic collection underpins a sound disclosure exercise.
Scoping decides custodians, data sources and date ranges before collection begins. This guide explains how to scope an eDiscovery exercise proportionately.
How mobile phone chat evidence, WhatsApp, SMS, iMessage and more, is collected, processed and reviewed for UK litigation and investigations.
High-volume eDiscovery requires disciplined processing, filtering and organisation. This guide explains how large data sets are prepared so review stays proportionate and reliable.
Chain of custody records who handled evidence, when and how. This guide explains why it matters in corporate investigations and how it is maintained.
Collaboration platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams hold critical evidence in corporate investigations. This guide covers how that data is collected and reviewed defensibly.
A practical checklist of questions to ask before a document review project begins, covering data sources, processing, defensibility and deliverables.
Metadata can establish who created a document, when, and what happened to it. This guide explains why metadata is central to defensible document review and investigation strategy.
How technology-assisted review and AI ranking tools can make large document review proportionate and defensible in UK litigation.
How to balance disclosure obligations and data subject rights under GDPR when handling personal data in eDiscovery.
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