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UK firms fail to review document retention policies despite new technology, shows Kroll Ontrack survey
Publication: Document Management News November 24, 2009
UK companies are failing to revisit and review policies regarding document retention and electronically stored information (ESI), despite widespread adoption of rapidly developing technologies.

Advancement in Risk Management
Author: Costa Kypre
Publication: Risk & Regulation IT August 19, 2009
The current economic climate has brought to the front the latest innovations in technology and many of these can reduce the time and cost for managing a pending litigation or internal investigation.

E-disclosure is a technical and legal minefield but solutions are available
Author: Lucy Trevelyan
Publication: Law Society Gazette July 2, 2009
Our increasingly automated society has led to a sea change in the way documents are created, communicated and stored.

Data wipe
Author: Tony Dearsley
Publication: Growth Business June 4, 2009
Failing to protect sensitive information could have devastating effects for your company, says Tony Dearsley, computer forensics manager at Kroll Ontrack.

Data that won't Budge
Author: Tony Dearsley
Publication: Society for Computer and Law June 1, 2009
Tony Dearsley explains how to deal safely with data before disposing of hardware, and reminds us that the dangers apply to mobile devices as well as the desktop computer.

Dig for legal victory
Author: John Dwyer
Publication: IET May 19, 2009
Tracey Stretton, legal consultant at legal technology specialist Kroll Ontrack, speaks of “a conspiracy of silence around this whole issue of reacting to ESI by printing it.

Litigation support and e-discovery: Language barrier
Author: Tracey Stretton & Mark Surguy
Publication: Legal Week May 7, 2009
Business now takes no notice of borders, and this produces evidence written in many languages. Tracey Stretton and Mark Surguy decipher the newest solutions for multilingual cases.

Under scrutiny
Author: Tracey Stretton
Publication: New Law Journal March 23, 2009
Tracey Stretton explains why the UK needs to sharpen its approach to Electronically Stored Information (ESI).

Recession to fuel data theft crisis
Author: Tom Wilson
Publication: Information World Review March 9, 2009
Criminals are always anxious to steal individuals’ personal data, but analysts believe the downturn will tempt staff too to pilfer information from their employers

Companies can expect closer regulation and greater demands for data disclosure
Author: Martin Carey
Publication: Security Park February 24, 2009
Kroll Ontrack looks at the likely impact the financial crisis will have on data disclosure trends over the next 12 months.

Exploring the archives
Author: Tracey Stretton
Publication: The Commercial Litigation Journal February 13, 2009
Any attempt at quantifying the growth in ESI within the business environment runs the risk of understatement; such has been the shift to digital communication and record keeping in the last 10 years.

Filing error
Author: Tracey Stretton
Publication: Legal Week February 12, 2009
Growing volumes of electronically stored information could leave companies open to risk, particularly during litigation.

248,000 hours' work to back-up redundant city computers
Author: IT sector newsdesk
Publication: IET Knowledge Network January 8, 2009
Computers made redundant by financial sector job losses will expose their owners to litigation and compliance risks, a computer forensics and courtroom specialist is warning.

Financial firms at risk of not backing up data as job losses spiral
Author: Antony Savvas
Publication: Computer Weekly January 7, 2009
As further redundancies are inflicted on the financial sector, computer forensics firm Kroll Ontrack is warning companies of the risks of not backing up data on redundant computers and other hardware.

Technically speaking...
Author: Alexandra Harrison
Publication: The Lawyer August 15, 2008
Alexandra Harrison, a legal consultant at Kroll Ontrack suggests why using technology in the preparation and presentation of evidence is key to controlling the cost of litigation.

FT Report - Digital Business 2007: Intelligent systems grapple with phonetics
Author: Alan Cane
Publication: Financial Times November 7, 2007
Every year the volume of stored digital audio and video rises and with it the need to be able to home in on content with reasonable accuracy.

Computer Forensics and Data Recovery
Author: Jerome Torres Lozano
Publication: PSCA Home Office, Issue 16 October 1, 2007
From laptops thrown in the river to hard drives that have been damaged in an attempt to destroy any evidence of wrongdoing, Kroll Ontrack’s engineers have assisted to recover evidential data.

Investigate, extrapolate, interpolate... Incriminate!
Author: Tony Dearsley
Publication: Security Management Today September 1, 2007
Over £40 million is lost every day to fraud in the UK, with 80% of that fraud involving employees. How can their crimes be unravelled and prosecuted? Tony Dearsley offers a bespoke guide.

Life in the Slow Lane
Author: Lucie Tripon
Publication: In-House Lawyer September 1, 2007
In-house lawyers should be keeping up with legal technology. But despite evidence that today’s IT solutions can radically improve a legal department’s efficiency, they are still slow on the uptake.

Recovery Position
Author: Alexandra Harrison
Publication: Solicitors Journal September 1, 2007
As digital evidence takes an increasingly important part in civil and criminal cases so lawyers should ensure they know how to obtain it, preserve it and present it convincingly.

Your way through the legal maze
Author: Arif Mohamed
Publication: Computer Weekly May 22, 2007
Managing data can be tricky, and in some cases organisations have found themselves in situations where they have been required to produce information which they have, as a matter of policy, destroyed.

Updated: White House admits emails were deleted
Author: Tash Shifrin
Publication: Computerworld UK April 12, 2007
Officials for US president George Bush have admitted that an unknown number of emails at the centre of a political row over the firing of eight government lawyers have been deleted.

New U.S. Rules of Civil Procedure
Author: Amanda J..G. Karls, Esq
Publication: Compliance Executive April 3, 2007
Recent amendments to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have put into focus the importance of managing and preserving of electronically stored information.

U.S. Electronic Discovery Update
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: UK Electronic Evidence Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 March 2007

The Advantages of Electronic Disclosure
Author: Tracey Stretton & Nick Burkill, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
Publication: UK Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 4 Volume 2 December 2006

U.S. Electronic Discovery Update
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: UK Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 4 Volume 2 December 2006

Pre-Action E-Disclosure and Beyond - Focussing the Search for Documents
Author: Mark Chesher, Associate, Addleshaw Goddard
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 3 October 2006

Topic Review - Redefining E-Disclosure
Author: Andrew Szczech
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 3 October 2006

U.S. Electronic Discovery Practices Continue to Evolve
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 3 October 2006

Corporate Governance – Data Storage is Simply Not Enough
Author: Andrew Szczech
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 2 July 2006

U.K. Market Trends in Managing Electronic Evidence
Author: Michael Taylor
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 2 July 2006

U.S. Electronic Discovery Practices Continue to Evolve
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 2 Volume 2 July 2006

The Preservation Society
Author: Michael Taylor
Publication: Legal Week / Legal IT March 2006

2005 Year in Review - The Top 5 U.S. Electronic Discovery Developments
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 February 2006

Introduction to Metadata
Author: Andrew Szczech
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 February 2006

Reviewing Electronic Evidence
Author: Michael Taylor
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 February 2006

Complete Disclosure
Author: Jonathan Crook, Jonathan Tardif, Andrew Szczech
Publication: Legal Week / Legal IT November 17, 2005

Computer Forensics v. Electronic Disclosure – Capturing the Difference
Author: Michael Taylor
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 6 November 2005

Cross Border Issues on Electronic Disclosure
Author: Valerie Davies, Partner, Norton Rose
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 6 November 2005

Examining Notable 2005 U.S. E-Discovery Cases
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 6 November 2005

Computer Forensics: The Top Ten Most Unusual Computer Forensics Cases
Author: Adrian T.N. Palmer
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 5 August 2005

Electronic Disclosure - The U.K. Thought Leaders
Author: Martin Carey
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 5 August 2005

Overseas Developments: Lessons Learned from the World-Renowned Zubulake Case
Author: Michele Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 5 August 2005

Ahead of the Game
Author: Martin Carey
Publication: Legal Week July 2005

Litigation Support: Constant evolution
Author: Martin Carey
Publication: Legal IT May 2005

Electronic Disclosure - Where Now?
Author: Janet Lambert, Partner, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 4 March 2005

Electronic Evidence: Integrating Paper & Electronic Review
Author: Tom Hopkinson, Solicitor N/P
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 4 March 2005

Overseas Developments: 2004 Year in Review
Author: Michele Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 4 March 2005

Computer Forensics: The Six Steps
Author: Adrian T.N. Palmer
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 3 December 2004

Electronic Disclosure: Event Report - The First U.K. Electronic Disclosure Conference
Author: Kelvin McGregor-Alcorn
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 3 December 2004

Overseas Developments: U.S. Case Law Developments - Spoliation of Computer Evidence
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 3 December 2004

Computer Forensics: Data Fraud - The Internal Threat
Author: Robert Weston
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 September 2004

Courtroom Technology: Technology on Trial
Author: Jan France
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 September 2004

Electronic Disclosure: Using Filtering Technology to Navigate Electronic Evidence
Author: Tom Hopkinson, Solicitor N/P
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 September 2004

Overseas Developments: Electronic Discovery Cost Allocation Case Law
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2 September 2004

Computer Forensics: Landmines to Avoid
Author: Adrian T.N. Palmer
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 1 April 2004

Courtroom Technology: The Bichard Inquiry
Author: Jan France
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 1 April 2004

Electronic Disclosure: Practical Considerations
Author: Tom Hopkinson, Solicitor N/P
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 1 April 2004

Overseas Developments: The Evolution of E-Discovery in the United States
Author: Michele C.S. Lange, Esq.
Publication: U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 1 April 2004

Needle in an e-haystack
Author: Tom Hopkinson
Publication: Legal Director February 1, 2004

Playing catch up
Author: Kelvin McGregor-Alcorn
Publication: Legal IT May 4