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Wednesday 24th November 2004

Kingsway Hall | Holborn | London

OVERVIEW
This seminar is aimed at providing legal professionals with increased knowledge into the area of electronic disclosure. Leading experts and distinguished speakers provide opinions via presentations and a panel session, with optional peer-to-peer discussion sessions afterwards.

AGENDA

08:30 - 09:00	REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:15	OPENING REMARKS Kelvin McGregor-Alcorn
09:15 - 09:45	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin
09:45 - 10:30	ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE: CONCEPTS & CHALLENGES Tom Hopkinson
10:30 - 10:45	BREAK
10:45 – 12:15	PANEL DISCUSSION: ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN LITIGATION Moderator: Richard Susskind Panelists: Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, Mark Humphries & Neil Mirchandani Topics include: Preservation: When does the duty to preserve electronic evidence arise? What should lawyers and their clients be doing? Proportionality: What constitutes a "reasonable search"? How do you limit the extent and costs of electronic disclosure? Disclosure: What strategies can be adopted during the request for and production of electronic documents? How do you go about searchnig and filtering emails, attachments and metadata?
12:15 – 12:30	BREAK
12:30 – 14:00	OPTIONAL LUNCH & DISCUSSION SESSIONS Delegates are invited to stay for a free lunch and participate in one of two discussion sessions on the following topics: Online Document Review Practical Applications in Electronic Disclosure

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin
United States District Court Judge, Southern District of New York
Judge Shira A. Scheindlin was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern State of New York in 1994. During 2003 and 2004, she issued five landmark electronic discovery opinions in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg. Since 1999, she has been a member of the Federal Rules Advisory Committee.

Professor Richard Susskind OBE
IT Advisor to the Lord Chief Justice
Professor Richard Susskind OBE has specialised in legal technology for over 20 years. He is an independent advisor to major professional firms and to national governments. He is an IT Advisor to the Lord Chief Justice, has written several books on law and IT, and is a law columnist for The Times.

Mark Humphires
Partner, Linklaters
Mark Humphries is Head of Advocacy at Linklaters. He is a commercial litigator and trial advocate who handles a wide range of commerical disputes with a particular emphasis on industrial, employment, insurance and professional negligence cases. Since 2001, he has lectured and written on the effects of electronic communication technology on the conduct of litigation and is one of the authors of the highly regarded Commercial Litigators' Forum paper on electronic disclosure.

Neil Mirchandani
Partner, Lovells
Neil Mirchandani is a litigation partner at Lovells where he handles a broad range of City- related disputes such as M&A disputes, financial market problems, and corporate and regulatory investigations and disciplinary proceedings. He is also responsible for promoting the use of technology in litigation, and is one of the authors of the highly regarded Commercial Litigators' Forum paper on electronic disclosure.

Tom Hopkinson Solicitor N/P
Legal Consultant, Kroll Ontrack
Tom Hopkinson qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and practiced civil litigation for six years. He then joined Kroll Inc. as a director in the Northern European Practice conducting business intelligence investigations before becoming a Legal Consultant with Kroll Ontrack. He regularly appears in the U.K. media as an expert and commentator on electronic evidence issues.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The fee for this seminar is £150 per delegate until 1st November 2004, £200 thereafter and up until the date of the event, space permitting.Please note that spaces are limited, and all delegates will be asked to confirm their intent regarding the attendance of the Discussion Sessions.

To register by phone please call: +44 (0)20 7549 9602 or email us. To register by post please include your name, title, firm/company, full address, phone number, email address and a cheque made payable to Kroll Ontrack Legal Technologies Ltd.

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