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18 January 2013 / Costa Kypre , James Morrey-jones
Issue: 7544 / Categories: Features , Profession , Technology
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What lies ahead?

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Costa Kypre & James Morrey-Jones examine the key legal technology trends for 2013

The Mayan Calendar “end of the world” predictions passed without incident; 2012 has turned to 2013 and we are talking of what will be this year—will it be anything unexpected or revolutionary or will we be seeing trends from 2012 taking root or developing along new paths? Technology will undoubtedly continue to unleash new possibilities and we may see radically different business models and legal systems develop in the future. For now, we have focused on key trends which are already out there and which we expect will continue to impact on electronic disclosure in the UK this year. These trends affect not only litigation, but also internal investigations and regulatory compliance.

Over the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in data passing through the internet, company networks, our laptops, tablets and smartphones; this has inevitably had a knock-on effect on e-disclosure. Last year we saw new e-disclosure solutions develop to address this volume challenge,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

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Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 have now been announced, marking another outstanding celebration of excellence, innovation, and impact across the legal profession
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
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