Evidence: Litigation

This Practice Note explains the key issues counsel should consider when drafting a document retention or recordkeeping policy, also called an information management policy or a records maintenance policy.

This note provides an overview of the law on privilege in 23 jurisdictions as at 30 July 2009. Where relevant, it will be necessary to check whether the law has changed since then.

A document retention policy (also known as a records and information management policy) establishes and describes how a company expects its employees to manage company data from creation through destruction. It can be incorporated into an employee handbook or used as a stand-alone policy document. This Standard Document applies only to private workplaces. It is based on federal law. State or local law may impose additional or different recordkeeping requirements, but this document is relevant and useful to companies in every state. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

An update on H J Heinz Co Ltd v EFL Inc [2010] EWHC 1203 (Comm), in which the court considered the application of the principles in Ladd v Marshall, where the source of the evidence was from the "opposite camp".

This is a chapter from the Bloomsbury Professional book Litigation Support: The PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Guide to Forensic Analysis and Accounting Evidence, 5th Edition, which provides detailed coverage on forensic accounting and financial analysis in dispute resolution. Fully updated to all the latest information on this complex area, the book is split into two sections. Part one provides a detailed insight into the way forensic accountants apply their skills to a variety of different types of litigation and dispute cases and will be relevant to those instructing expert accountants as well as practicising accounting experts. Part two serves as a general introduction to the process of dispute resolution through the Courts, arbitration and other available forms of resolution. The editors and other contributors have acted as experts and advisers in a wide variety of commercial disputes. This book reflects their experience and insight and provides all the relevant background information that a practitioner requires from High Court procedures and court etiquette to the role and responsibilities of the expert witness under the Civil Procedure Rules. Chapter 4, the index and the table of contents are FREE to view, as a sample of the book's contents. To view the other chapters, please subscribe to Books online.

This is a chapter from the Bloomsbury Professional book Litigation Support: The PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Guide to Forensic Analysis and Accounting Evidence, 5th Edition, which provides detailed coverage on forensic accounting and financial analysis in dispute resolution. Fully updated to all the latest information on this complex area, the book is split into two sections. Part one provides a detailed insight into the way forensic accountants apply their skills to a variety of different types of litigation and dispute cases and will be relevant to those instructing expert accountants as well as practicising accounting experts. Part two serves as a general introduction to the process of dispute resolution through the Courts, arbitration and other available forms of resolution. The editors and other contributors have acted as experts and advisers in a wide variety of commercial disputes. This book reflects their experience and insight and provides all the relevant background information that a practitioner requires from High Court procedures and court etiquette to the role and responsibilities of the expert witness under the Civil Procedure Rules. Chapter 4, the index and the table of contents are FREE to view, as a sample of the book's contents. To view the other chapters, please subscribe to Books online.