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DMSEVIDENCE · A GUIDE FOR UK LAWYERS Document Management Systems in Disclosure iManage, Net Documents and the Version History That Decides Professional Disputes COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB

§ ABOUT THE AUTHOR PREPARED BY COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB E-DISCOVERY TEAM ACCESS-HISTORY ANALYSIS CPR PART 35 EXPERT REPORT S FULL CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION

§ CONTENTS In this guide 01 Executive summary 02 The problem in plain English: the drafting record as witness 03 DMS anatomy: workspaces, profiles, versions and filed email 04 Histories: versions, access logs and activity trails 05 Collection: extracting matters without flattening them 06 Privilege and third-party complications 07 Departing fee earners and DMS exfiltration 08 Source architecture: where else the evidence lives 09 Worked examples 10 Common mistakes and technical limitations 11 Questions to ask · Suggested wording 12 Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert 13 Frequently asked questions 14 Glossary · References · Disclaimer · How a specialist laboratory can assist

§ 01 · ORIENTATION Executive summary THE HEADLINE POINT: THEDMSKEEPSEVERYVERSIONANDLOGSEVERYTOUCH: COLLECTITSOBOTHSURVIVE

§ 02 · FIRST PRINCIPLES The problem in plain English: the drafting record as witness

§ 03 · THE SYSTEM DMS anatomy: workspaces, profiles, versions and filed email