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THE DISCLOSURE REVIEW DOCUMENT · A GUIDE FOR UK LAWYERS Completing the Disclosure Review Document A Technical and Legal Guide COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB DISCOVERY. UK
§ ABOUT THE AUTHOR PREPARED BY COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB E-DISCOVERY TEAM FULL CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION
§ CONTENTS In this guide 01 Executive summary 02 The problem in plain English: an exam you sit jointly 03 Anatomy of the DRD 04 What to learn from the client 05 What to learn from your e Discovery specialist 06 What to learn from your forensic examiner 07 Field by field: who supplies which answer 08 Drafting Section 1 well 09 Joint completion and negotiation 10 The timetable, mapped to the learning 11 Worked example: a Section 2 built from evidence 12 Common mistakes and technical limitations 13 Questions to ask · Suggested wording 14 Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert 15 Frequently asked questions 16 Glossary · References · Disclaimer · How a specialist laboratory can assist
§ 01 · ORIENTATION Executive summary THE HEADLINE POINT: THE DRD IS COMPLETED FROM THREE SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THEM THE DRAFTING LAWYER
§ 02 · FIRST PRINCIPLES The problem in plain English: an exam you sit jointly
§ 03 · THE DOCUMENT Anatomy of the DRD FOR THE PRACTITIONER
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§ 04 · SOURCE ON E What to learn from the client
§ 05 · SOURCE TWO What to learn from your e Discovery specialist
§ 06 · SOURCE THREE What to learn from your forensic examiner WHYTHISCONSULTISCHEAPINSURANCE
§ 07 · THEMAP Field by field: who supplies which answer DRD TERRITORY WHO SUPPLIES IT THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE ENTRY
§ 08 · THE LEGAL HALF Drafting Section 1 well
§ 09 · ACROSS THE TABLE Joint completion and negotiation
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§ 10 · THECLOCK The timetable, mapped to the learning DEADLINE LEARNING THAT MUST ALREADY BE DONE
§ 11 · IN THE WILD Worked example: a Section 2 built from evidence THE ENTRIES, AND WHAT STOOD BEHIND THEM
§ 12 · WHEREITGOESWRONG Common mistakes and technical limitations Common mistakes Technical limitations
§ 13 · INTERROGATORIES & DRAFTING AIDS Questions to ask · Suggested wording Ask your client (before drafting) Ask your opponent Ask your e Discovery / forensic provider SUGGESTED WORDING · INSTRUCTIONTOAPR OV IDERFORTHEDRDSUPPORT PAC K
§ 14 · QUICK CONTROL Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert The DRD completion checklist Red flags When to involve a digital forensic expert
§ 15 · COMMON QUESTIONS Frequently asked questions Who actually completes the DRD? How much detail does Section 2 really need? What if we genuinely do not know a figure yet? The other side's Section 2 is vague. What do we do? Can the DRD be changed after the CMC? Does the DRD bind us at the certificate stage?
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§ 16 · REFERENCE Glossary Sources and authoritative references DISCLAIMER
§ HOW A SPECIALIST LABORATORY CAN ASSIST Working with Computer Forensics Lab Speak to a forensic examiner, not a salesperson. INSTRUCTTHELAB NEWENQUIRIESEMAILE - DISCOVERY
Cite as: Joseph Naghdi, Completing The Disclosure Review Document A Technical And Legal Guide, Computer Forensics Lab, https://e-discovery.uk/library/completing-the-disclosure-review-document-a-technical-and-legal-guide/pdf.