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KNOWNADVERSEDOCUMENTS · A GUIDE FOR UK LAWYERS Known Adverse Documents in the Digital Age Methodology, People and the Places Nobody Searches 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: a human duty in a machine estate 03 The legal anatomy of the duty 04 Why the digital age changes everything 05 Pillar 1 · Search methodology matters 06 Pillar 2 · Employee knowledge matters 07 Pillar 3 · Unusual repositories matter 08 The identification programme, step by step 09 Handling an adverse find 10 Worked examples 11 Common mistakes and technical limitations 12 Questions to ask · Suggested wording 13 Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert 14 Frequently asked questions 15 Glossary · References · Disclaimer · How a specialist laboratory can assist

§ 01 · ORIENTATION Executive summary THE HEADLINE POINT: THEDUTY, ANDTHETHREEPILLARSOFPERFORMINGIT

§ 02 · FIRST PRINCIPLES The problem in plain English: a human duty in a machine estate

§ 03 · THELAW The legal anatomy of the duty