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How New Technology Reduces the True Cost of e-Discovery
For years, technology has been used to improve the efficiency of countless business activities and functions. Recently, a number of technology tools have emerged that enable companies to do the same with their electronic discovery process.
Unfortunately, many organizations have elected to forgo the use of technology ' or opted to use less-powerful or less-sophisticated (and thus, less-expensive) tools ' during their discovery process, in the name of 'keeping costs low.' By taking such an approach, these companies often ultimately spend much, much more on the overall discovery effort ' despite having saved money at individual points in the process.
To be sure, e-discovery can be very expensive, and companies rightly want to reduce the cost of the process. However, in seeking cost reduction, companies often fail to remember that the true driver of cost is the sheer volume of documents to be reviewed, not the tools used at various points in the process. The proposition is straightforward: Attorneys are expensive, and the more documents attorneys must review toward the end of the process, and the longer it takes them to review said documents, the more costly the process will be. Therefore, companies should use every appropriate tool at their disposal to reduce the number of documents ultimately presented to attorneys for review ' and facilitate quick review of those documents that are presented ' even if it may mean spending more on tools with greater functionality and processing power.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?