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Andrew Haslam In conjunction with eDisclosure Systems – Buyers Guide 2017 Edition Always check the Buyer's Guide section of the Legal IT Insider website to make sure you have the latest version of this document. Check here. Document Reference : eDisclosure Systems - Buyers Guide 2017 V5_0.docx Issue : 5.0 Dated 18 April 2017 Commercial in Confidence Copyright, Confidentiality and Disclaimer COPYRIGHT AND CONFIDENTIALITY First published in February 2013 by Allvision Computing. With the exceptions shown below, Andrew Haslam owns the copyright and other intellectual property rights in the content of the Guide. You are permitted to print and download any part of the Guide for your own use and/or for other third parties use, free of charge, provided that: the content of the Guide is not modified in any way; our copyright notice is retained on all copies; you acknowledge Andrew Haslam, and it appears on as the source of the Guide; and you inform third parties that the terms of this copyright notice and the disclaimer contained in the Guide apply to them and that they must comply with it. All rights are otherwise reserved. For the avoidance of doubt you are not permitted to incorporate the Guide or any part of it in any other work or publication, whether in hard copy, electronic, or any other form, without the prior written permission of Andrew Haslam except as permitted by law. Applications for written permission should be sent by email to [email protected] Full acknowledgement of the authors and source must be given. Andrew Haslam reserves the right to modify the terms of this copyright notice at any time. The copyright of all material in Chapter 8 remains with the respective suppliers. The copyright of the cartoons in Chapters 3 and 5 remains with the respective authors/organisations. If you enjoy the "Queen's Counsel" strips you can buy a book of them here. Andrew Haslam 2017 DISCLAIMER This Buying Guide is intended merely as a guide or review for readers when considering what products or services they may be interested in purchasing. Andrew Haslam does not make, and nothing in this Buying Guide is intended to constitute, any warranties, guarantees, representations or assurances about the accuracy of the information or content contained in this Buying Guide. Furthermore, Andrew Haslam does not make, and nothing in this Buying Guide is intended to constitute, any warranties, guarantees, representations or assurances about the nature or performance of the products or services appearing in the Buying Guide. Andrew Haslam is not affiliated with nor does he endorse the use of any particular product or service. Any opinions expressed in this Guide are those of Andrew Haslam and do not reflect the opinions or policies of Squire Patton Boggs. TRADEMARKS / LOGOS All Trademarks and Logos are the sole property of their organisations and their use here does not imply auditing or endorsement by any organisation or any of their member firms. eDisclosure Systems - Buyers Guide 2017 V5_0.docx Commercial in Confidence i Comments on Previous Editions / Foreword COMMENTS ON PREVIOUS EDITIONS Litigation Support Managers "This is amazing and I know it will become the “must have bible” for the industry." "This looks really useful – I have been under pressure to produce something along these lines myself." "This looks really interesting and useful… I do think it will be a very useful resource." "I like your initiative and is something which I know would be of industry wide interest…." "I've printed the Guide out in A5 format and I carry it with me wherever I go, it's so useful." Suppliers “The more I have an opportunity to study your report – the more I am impressed with the breadth and depth of the content. Thanks again for sharing the report. This is an excellent tool I have already shared with the executive team at…..” "Congratulations on compiling this. It looks like it was quite an undertaking – but the result is great document." "I have just got back from holiday and saw the publication – excellent work." "What Andrew has put together is nothing short of remarkable and IMO puts Gartner to shame." "I have to tell you that I'm deeply impressed by the Buyer's Guide you have put together! I'm working now for about 7 years in the eDiscovery/Forensics field and I couldn't agree more with what you have written. I will put your document on the mandatory reading list for our new joiners." "I joined the eDisclosure industry 3 months ago with no knowledge of the subject, your Buyer's Guide has been the single most useful document I have found to educate myself. Thank you." eDisclosure Systems - Buyers Guide 2017 V5_0.docx Commercial in Confidence i Comments on Previous Editions / Foreword FOREWORD Welcome to the fifth edition of the Buyer’s Guide to eDisclosure Systems. 2016 saw continued change in both the UK eDisclosure and the wider world of eDiscovery. The composition of this edition is markedly different to the first volume produced back at the start of 2012. Last year also saw many momentous changes outside of the insular world of eDisclosure suppliers, one of them being in the employment status of the Author. During 2016 Andrew hung up his consultancy boots, bought his own watch, and took on a permanent role as the UK eDisclosure Project Manager at Squire Patton Boggs LLP. Squire Patton Boggs have agreed that Andrew can continue to produce the Guide, with the clear understanding that it is a personal undertaking and it not endorsed by them in any way. Foreword to Edition 4 Welcome to edition 4 of the Buyer’s Guide to eDisclosure Systems, a document that gets bigger (and hopefully better) each year. The 2015 theme for the UK eDisclosure marketplace has been one of consolidation, with a number of firms being acquired throughout the year, see inside for all the details of who is still around and what they are now called. During 2015, Andrew was asked to participate in the development of an eDisclosure/ Discovery competency standard for the LTC4 consortium, which was formally launched at this year’s LegalTech. You can find out more details about the LTC4 initiative and how you can use the standard here. This version incorporates all the additional and modified vendor information that has been gathered over the past 12 months and welcomes 13 new suppliers to the fold, balanced by 11 who have left / been acquired as well as 2 name changes. We now have companies from 9 countries in the Guide. Foreword to Edition 3 Welcome to edition 3 of the Buyer's Guide to litigation support systems. The previous version was downloaded some 1,800 times over the year, hopefully this one will be as successful. This version incorporates all the additional and modified vendor information that has been gathered over the past 12 months and welcomes 27 new suppliers to the fold. Foreword to Edition 2 The first edition of this "bible" was enthusiastically received around the litigation support community, with plaudits being offered from across the world. As a result of that document, in the first half of 2013, the Author was asked to join a working party tasked with providing a "Jackson Compliant" protocol for use within the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). The outputs from that effort can be found here. As a by-product of the work done for the TCC protocol, the initial chapters to the Guide have been reworked to make them even more of an introduction to eDisclosure in general, and the requirements upon lawyers in particular. It is hoped they prove of use to readers. eDisclosure Systems - Buyers Guide 2017 V5_0.docx Commercial in Confidence ii Document Authorisation and Version Control DOCUMENT AUTHORISATION AND VERSION CONTROL DOCUMENT TITLE eDisclosure Systems – Buyers Guide 2017 REFERENCE ISSUE DATE Buyer's Guide Issue 5.0 Apr 17 NAME SIGNATURE DATE Author Andrew Haslam 18/04/17 Date Version Comment 07/12/12 1.0 Initial draft, prepared for first round of review 25/02/13 1.1 Updated with feedback, copy published on website on 14 March 2013. 28/03/13 1.2 Minor typographical edits, updates to some vendor entries and inclusion of new suppliers and their technology. Copy published on website in April 2013. 26/02/14 2.0 2014 edition, includes all vendor feedback since version 1.2. Text updated to show review of LegalTech 2014, and impact of Jackson changes. Major changes to introductory chapters reflecting input from TCC protocol working party. Copy passed to publisher and placed on website in February 2014. 28/02/15 3.0 2015 edition, includes all vendor feedback since version 2.0. Text updated to show review of LegalTech 2015. Shows results of CAR survey. Copy passed to publisher and placed on website in March 2015 31/03/15 3.1 Minor updates to suppliers details. Copy passed to publisher and placed on website in April 2015. 29/02/16 4.0 2016 edition, includes all vendor feedback since version 3.1. Text updated to show review of LegalTech 2016. Copy passed to publisher and placed on website in March 2016. 31/03/16 4.1 Minor updates to suppliers details. Copy passed to publisher and placed on website in April 2016. 18/04/17 5.0 2017 edition, includes all vendor feedback since version 4.1. Text updated to show review of LegalTech 2017. Removal of annexes on training and CAR survey. Copy passed to publisher and placed on website in April 2017. eDisclosure Systems - Buyers Guide 2017 V5_0.docx Commercial in Confidence iii Contents CONTENTS 1.