Review of the law, practice and management of the discovery of documents in litigation before the Federal Court
25.05.2011
Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (ALRC Report 115)
Final Report, Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts, was tabled on 25 May 2011.The Final Report comprises 380 pages. It contains 27 policy recommendations for improving the practical operation and effectiveness of discovery of documents in federal courts.The ALRC has also published a smaller Summary Report.This publication is also available for free as …
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Discovery e-news | Final Issue
Issue 9 | May 2011 View original format Final Report – now available! Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (ALRC Report 115) was tabled today in federal Parliament, and is now available on the ALRC website. You can view it in HTML, download it as a PDF, or purchase the report in book …
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Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (ALRC 115 Summary)
This Summary Report provides an accessible overview of the policy framework and recommendations in the Final Report, Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (ALRC Report 115), tabled in 25 May 2011.
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ALRC recommends a facilitative approach to discovery in federal courts
Advocating a facilitative approach that emphasises the role of the judiciary in robust case management, particularly in large and complex cases, is one of the key reforms suggested by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) in its most recent inquiry into the process of discovery in federal courts. The ALRC’s final report—Managing Discovery: Discovery of …
Read more14.04.2011
E-Discovery Asia Pacific Forum
Presentation by Patrick Collins, Senior Legal Officer, Australian Law Reform Commission at Rydges Melbourne, 14 April 2011 Acknowledgments First, may I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet—the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation—and pay my respects to their elders, both past and present, as well as acknowledging any Indigenous …
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Discovery e-news | Issue 8
Issue 8 | April 2011 View original format Report completed! This is the penultimate e-newsletter for the discovery inquiry—to let you know that the report has now been given to the Attorney-General, on time, on the 31 March. The final e-newsletter will be to let you know that the report has been tabled, and …
Read more30.01.2011
Submissions received in Discovery Inquiry now available on the ALRC’s website
In the interests of greater transparency and communication, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has committed to publishing on its website the submissions received as part of its current Inquiry into Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts. View submissions to the Discovery Inquiry >> This is a new step for the ALRC as previously the …
Read more14.12.2010
Discovery e-news | Issue 7
Issue 7 | December 2010 View original format The month in summary Following the release of the Discovery Consultation Paper, the ALRC embarked on a short and targeted round of consultations with key stakeholders—bearing in mind the timeframe for this Inquiry, and the proximity to Christmas vacation! The Discovery team travelled to Canberra for consultations …
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Discovery Costs Questionnaire
With this questionnaire, the ALRC sought to gauge practitioners’ impressions—based on practical experience—of the degrees to which discovery costs weigh against the overall expenses of litigation, the complexity of the issues in dispute, the stakes in the litigation and the value of the documents sought in the context of the litigation. The closing date for …
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ALRC releases Consultation Paper on Discovery
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released a Consultation Paper for the Inquiry into Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts—Discovery in Federal Courts (ALRC CP 2, 2010). The 2009 Access to Justice Taskforce report—established by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, which recommended that the ALRC conduct this Inquiry—noted that the high and disproportionate cost of …
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