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28 March 2013
Issue: 7554 / Categories: Features
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Book review: Electronic Evidence (Third edition)

The text remains one of the most comprehensive self-standing texts on electronic evidence in the market

Author: Stephen Mason
Publisher: LexisNexis Butterworths
ISBN: 9781405779876
Price: £175

That there have been three editions of this weighty tome in the space of five years reflects the rate and breadth of change in the law and practice of electronic evidence and disclosure. Stephen Mason and his international team of contributors are to be congratulated for keeping us to date with developments that are of obvious interest to those who practice in litigation, arbitration, regulation and investigation.

As with the second edition, the 2012 third edition of the book provides a number of useful introductory chapters, which should help even the most technophobic among us to get a good handle on this area.

The latest edition aims to reflect the increased dominance of digital evidence in legal proceedings internationally. This is seen in the new case law and legislative amendments referred to throughout.

In terms of substantial updates from the previous edition, the title boasts two new chapters.

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NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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