E-Discovery
New and ongoing discovery challenges require a global, trusted partner that provides innovative solutions with defensible results. Top-performing organisations engage Northcroft Law for our E-Discovery services for litigation, investigations and regulatory matters.
Leveraging state-of-the-art forensic technology and methodologies, our experts have years of experience finding and collecting evidence in a defensible manner, with chain of custody intact and minimal disruption to daily business operations. Our team also provides expert testimony and develops courtroom materials that clearly explain the evidence and methodology.
What do we provide?
• E-Discovery & Analytics
To meet dynamic legal and regulatory challenges, it is critical to have innovative e-discovery solutions, processes and technologies in place. Around the world, organisations of all sizes in every sector rely on an optimised e-discovery processes. Our goal is to achieve maximum efficiency, speed and accurate results, while saving on resources and costs. Our broad range of flexible solutions is tailored to your unique needs — whether maximising in-house tools or managing the entire process as an outsourced managed service.
• Emerging Data
Emerging data sources, chat and instant messaging applications, collaboration and productivity tools, social media and cloud-based platforms are here to stay, and they are ever-evolving. Legal teams must handle and accommodate new collaboration platforms from both information governance and E-Discovery perspectives. Future legal matters and investigations will be heavily weighted in these new data sources, and organisations must be able to extract actionable information from them. Utilizing proprietary technology, our experts pull data from these digital sources, visually organise it, and integrate it into an organisation’s choice of platform for e-discovery, investigation or regulatory response. Clients around the world rely on us to help them proactively organise and better manage and protect digital sources as part of a comprehensive information governance programme. Partner with us to develop a strategic and economic approach to collecting, processing, analysing and reviewing the full spectrum of your emerging data sources. Our goal is your goal: to obtain more actionable insights faster from across the emerging data source universe.
• Fact Finding & Story Development
Drawing upon a deep vertical industry expertise, our experienced lawyers and investigators apply in-depth research, innovative analytics technologies, and problem-solving skills to find key facts quickly and organise case themes to support the legal team’s strategic goals. We tailor our service offerings to meet your unique needs. Whether you need discrete research to assist with a specific issue or supporting research throughout the entire matter, from early case assessment through hearing preparation, we right-size the approach for you.
• Managed Review
Disputes, investigations, and transactions such as M&As, as well as corruption and compliance issues, usually involve massive data volumes, tight timelines, and demands for quality, defensible results. Using analytics is crucial to uncover important documents and discover facts quickly. Our specialised team deliver our firm’s standardised workflow process for managed review using analytic technology to help manage projects of any magnitude cost-effectively and deliver quality results. We deliver comprehensive legal reviews globally, from initial project planning to completion of your matter, with a focus on review effectiveness. Our flexible workflows can be adapted dynamically to meet the evolving demands of any matter. And, if you require it, we also have the capability to deliver all services virtually, providing the same levels of security, adherence to data privacy requirements, and results as with on-site engagements.
• Digital Forensics
Quickly preserving and collecting key facts can make the difference when responding to allegations and conducting investigations. Our senior professionals are highly experienced in rapidly assessing data populations, determining data source types, analysing individuals’ actions, and preserving evidence. We then deliver reports on case intelligence within the shortest possible timeline, helping organisations quickly implement appropriate actions.