Cooperating On Electronic Disclosure Without Giving Away Your Case

COOPERATIONINDISCLOSURE · AGUIDEFORUKLAWYERS Cooperating on Electronic Disclosure Without Giving Away Your Case Process Transparency, Strategic Silence COMPUTERFORENSICSLAB DISCOVERY . U K § ABOUTTHEAUTHOR PRE PA REDBYCOMPUTERFORENSICSLABE - DISCOVERYTEAM ACPO / NPCC DIGITAL EVIDENCE PRINCIPLES SEARCH-TERM NEGOTIATION SUPPORT PD 57AD / DRD EXPERIENCE FULL CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION § CONTENTS In this guide 01 Executive summary 02 The problem in plain English: the fear and the reframe 03 The legal basis: cooperation as a duty with teeth 04 The line: share the machinery, keep the strategy 05 Custodians 06 Search terms 07 Date ranges 08 Formats and metadata 09 Technology-assisted review 10 Production protocols and clawback 11 Negotiation posture: cooperating from strength 12 Worked example: a negotiation that gave nothing away 13 Common mistakes and technical limitations 14 Questions to ask · Suggested wording 15 Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert 16 Frequently asked questions 17 Glossary · References · Disclaimer · How a specialist laboratory can assist § 0 1 · ORIENTATION Executive summary THEHEADLINEPOINT : PROCESSTRANSPARENCYISNOTCASETRANSPARENCY § 0 2 · FIRSTPRINCIPLES The problem in plain English: the fear and the reframe § 0 3 · THELAW The legal basis: cooperation as a duty with teeth § 0 4 · THEMAP The line: share the machinery, keep the strategy SHARE FREELY (PROCESS PLANE) NEVER SHARE (CASE PLANE) § 0 5 · TOPIC1 Custodians § 0 6 · TOPIC2 Search terms § 0 7 · TOPIC3 Date ranges § 0 8 · TOPIC4 Formats and metadata § 0 9 · TOPIC5 Technology-assisted review § 1 0 · TOPIC6 Production protocols and clawback § 1 1 · CRAFT Negotiation posture: cooperating from strength § 1 2 · INTHEWILD Worked example: a negotiation that gave nothing away SIXWEEKS , FIVELETTERS , NOTHINGSTRATEGICDISCLOSED § 1 3 · WHEREITGOESWRONG Common mistakes and technical limitations Common mistakes Technical limitations § 1 4 · INTERROGATORIES & DRAFTINGAIDS Questions to ask · Suggested wording Ask your client Ask your opponent Ask your eDiscovery / forensic provider § 1 5 · QUICKCONTROL Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert The cooperation checklist Red flags When to involve a digital forensic expert § 1 6 · COMMONQUESTIONS Frequently asked questions Does sharing our search terms reveal our case theory? Must we exchange hit reports? Can the other side see our TAR training set or document scores? What if the other side simply will not reciprocate? How much privilege-log detail does cooperation require? Is agreeing a clawback arrangement a sign of weakness or sloppiness? § 1 7 · REFERENCE Glossary Sources and authoritative references DISCLAIMER § HOWASPECIALISTLABORATORYCANASSIST Working with Computer Forensics Lab 35 / CrimPR Part 19 evidence when methodology or production integrity is challenged. Conflicts checks, Speak to a forensic examiner, not a salesperson. INSTRUCTTHELAB NEWENQUIRIESEMAILE - DISCOVERY