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EDISCLOSURE COSTS · A GUIDE FOR UK LAWYERS Understanding and Controlling e Disclosure Costs The Multiplication Chain, and How to Break It COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB

§ 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: why disclosure bills shock 03 The anatomy of the bill: six cost stages 04 Expansion: why one gigabyte becomes two and a half 05 The multiplication chain, worked numerically 06 The review population: the biggest lever 07 Ten control levers 08 Budgeting and costs management 09 Reading a provider quote 10 Worked example: one matter, two cost stories 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: COSTSAREAMULTIPLICATIONCHAIN, AND COLLECTION IS ITS FIRSTTERM

§ 02 · FIRST PRINCIPLES The problem in plain English: why disclosure bills shock

§ 03 · THEBILL The anatomy of the bill: six cost stages