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Allvision comments on Socha-Gelbmann (June 2008)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam  provided commentary on the latest Socha-Gelbmann survey of EDD vendors for the Oragne Rag blog.  See the full article  here.

Allvision p rovides consultancy to Mishcon de Reya (June 2008)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam  has been retained by Mishcon de Reya to assist them in reviewing and updating their Electronic Data Disclosure Strategy.

Allvision at various conferences (May 2008)

 Andrew Haslam  will be presenting at two conferences in the forthcoming months:

IQPC : "Information Retention and E-Disclosure Management" on 22-23 May 2008.  Programme here.

The Lawyer : "E-Disclosure - Beyond the Rules" on 25-26 June 2008.  Programme here.   

Allvision Provides Project Office consultancy to Multi-National (April 2008)

 Allvision's Carla Pomeroy has been has engaged by a multi-national company to provide consultancy on the documenting and management of a Prince based project office.

Allvision Presents at ILTA (April 2008)

 Andrew Haslam  took part in the ILTA Insight 2008 conference, joining a panel which discussed "e-Disclosure - The Next Ricky Business?".   Chris Dale has an excellent review of the event here, and a description of the two litigation related sessions here and here.  Pictures of the event are here.

Allvision Articles (April 2008)

 Andrew Haslam  has authored a number of articles which have been published in different sites.
The first was on Litigation Readiness within the US and the lessons emerging from LegalTech which might be applicable to UK firms. The article is on the Society for Computers and Law website, if you are not a member, you can download it here.  The second paper provides an analytical framework of the Litigation lifecycle and where various products fit into the different stages.  Very useful if you want to make sure you are comparing "apples with apples".  It is on the Legal Technology Insider web site here, or you can download it here.

Allvision and LegalTech 2008 (February 2008)

If it is the start of the year, it must be LegalTech and this year was no exception.  Once again Allvision's Andrew Haslam  attended the exhibition and was brought up to date on the latest technolgy and strategic trends in the world of Litigation Support and Electronic Disclosure.  He also provided an article on the event for the Legal Technology Insider.  The text of the published article is here, and the link to the longer on-line version is here.  For a good flavour of what the show is about read this blog by Chris Dale here.

Allvision provide consultancy to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (January 2008)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam has been retained by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain to assist them in reviewing and updating their Electronic Data Disclosure Strategy.

Allvision runs workshop on CPR Changes for Berrymans Lace Mawer (December 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam  assisted Berrymans in exploring the implications of the changes to the UK's Civil Procedure Rules for electronic evidence and how this might impact their disclosure procedures.

Allvision presented at the Legal IT Forum 2007 (October 2007)

At the 2007 Legal IT Forum, Allvision's Andrew Haslam chaired both roundtable and panel sessions on Litigation Readiness, with his paper on the topic appearing in the conference documentation.  The presentation for the roundtable is here, and the panel session is here, with the white paper on Litigation Readiness here

Allvision provide consultancy to Geldards (August 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam has been retained by Geldards to provide ad-hoc Electronic Data Disclosure consultancy.

Allvision provide consultancy to SJ Berwin (August 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam has been retained by SJ Berwin to assist them in reviewing and updating their Electronic Data Disclosure Strategy.

Allvision presenting at the Legal IT Forum 2007 (July 2007)

In recognition of the significance of this area, and his expertise in the field, Allvision's Andrew Haslam is to chair a panel session on Litigation Readiness at the 2007 Legal IT Forum .  The current agenda and booking form is here

Allvision runs workshop on CPR Changes for Hugh James (June 2007)

Allvision's 
Andrew Haslam  assisted Hugh James' litigation group explore the implications of the changes to the UK's Civil Procedure Rules for electronic evidence and how this might impact their disclosure procedures.  His slides are here .

Allvision White Paper on Litigation Readiness

Ligation Readiness has been described as the "better fence at the top of the cliff" and is a US concept that has some applicability to certain UK sectors and law firms.  Allvision's Andrew Haslam has written a white paper exploring the concepts of litigation readiness and how they apply to the UK market.  It can be downloaded here and seen on the Legal Technology Insider website here

Allvision speaks at By Legal For Legal Conference (May 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam was one of the three speakers invited to the By Legal For Legal conference, the UK legal IT market's most popular networking event.  He spoke on Litigation Readiness issues and participated in a series of open forum debates on a range of topics.  His slides are here .

Allvision speaks at IQPC UK Conference (May 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam was part of a panel addressing Litigation Readiness issues at the 2007 IQPC conference.  The conference program is here , and his slides are here .  

Allvision speaks at ILTA's UK Conference (Apr 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam  was part of two panels addressing Litigation Readiness issues at the 2007 UK ILTA conference.  He provided input on both the strategic approach and the practical steps firms should adopt.  

Allvision runs workshop on CPR Changes for Geldards (Feb 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam  assisted Geldards' Litigation group explore the implications of the changes to the UK's Civil Procedure Rules for electronic evidence and how this might impact their disclosure procedures.  His slides are here

Allvision attends LegalTech 2007 (Jan 2007)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam  attended the 2007 LegalTech conference in New York and participated in a number of sessions exploring the most recent development in the EDD world as well as evaluating the latest product offerings in the accompanying exhibition.

Allvision Comment on the Changes to the US Federal Rules (Dec 2006)

On 1st December 2006, the US Federal Rules of Procedure changed to take account of Electronic material.  Allvision's Andrew Haslam co-authored two articles on the changes and their significance, one for World Tobacco as both an online synopsis  and a printed article .  The second was for IT Law Today as a hard copy article

Allvision runs EDD workshop at the Legal IT Forum 2006 (Oct 2006)

In continued recognition of the significance of this area, and his expertise in the field, Allvision's Andrew Haslam   ran the EDD workshop at the 2006 Legal IT Forum.  His slides are here.

Allvision sp eaks at IQPC Conference (Oct 2006)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam was part of the Litigation Readiness panel at the IQPC 2006 Information Management and E-Disclosure conference.

Allvision in partnership with LECG (Jun 2006)

Allvision announced that they are working with LECG to establish their EDD practice within the UK.  Andrew Haslam will be providing sales and marketing input to the new team.

Allvision obtain Advanced EDD Certification  (Mar 2006)

Allvision's  Andrew Haslam was the only UK consultant to attend Kroll Ontrack's inaugural Advanced E-Discovery certification course 23 - 24 March 2006.  The detailed syllabus covered a range of topical issues and explored the most significant developments in the area of EDD.

Allvision provide Litigation Support consultancy to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (Mar 2006)

Allvision's  Andrew Haslam has been retained by RPC to provide litigation support consultancy on a large case with a significant electronic disclosure requirement.  Andrew  will be educating the legal team in the available technologies and then managing the selection and implementation of their preferred solution.

Allvision provide consultancy to Berrymans Lace Mawer (Feb 2006)

Allvision's Linda Spiers has been retained by Berrymans Lace Mawer to conduct a full scale review of their IT policies and procedures.

Allvision to run EDD workshop Gleneagles 2006 (Feb 2006)

In recognition of the emerging significance of this area, and his expertise in the field, Allvision's Andrew Haslam   has been asked to run an EDD workshop at the 2006 Legal IT Forum.

Allvision attends LegalTech 2006 (Jan 2006)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam   attended the 2006 LegalTech conference in New York and participated in a number of sessions exploring the most recent development in the EDD world as well as evaluating the latest product offerings in the accompanying exhibition.

Allvision's Andrew Haslam nominated for  Legal  Technology Awards 2006 (Nov 2005)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam   has been nominated as Consultant Personality of the Year in the 2006 Legal Technology awards.  The nomination recognises Andrew's prominence in the field of EDD and the contribution he has made to the UK Litigation Support industry over the past 8 years.

Allvision to run EDD workshop Gleneagles 2005 (Oct 2005)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam   ran the EDD project roundtable session at the 2005 Legal IT Forum in Gleneagles.  Andrew's session was singled out by the conference chair in his closing address as a portent of significant changes in the world of litigation support.   His slides are here .

Allvision attends Litigation Management Forum  (Sep 2005)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam   attended the inaugural Litigation Management Forum chaired by Richard Susskind in London on 21 September.  The forum addressed the many issues facing the litigation support community with particular emphasis on the rapid changes in the area of electronic discovery.  Andrew was an active participant in the workshop discussions and led a debate on the emerging use of "Native" review and production.

Allvision to run EDD workshop Gleneagles 2005 (May 2005)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam   has been asked to run the EDD project roundtable session at the 2005 Legal IT Forum.

Allvision provide Project Management to Kroll Ontrack (Jan 2005)

Allvision announced that Carla Pomeroy has secured a Project Management role at Kroll Ontrack providing litigation system support. 

Allvision attend LegalTech 2005 (Jan 2005)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam   attended the 2005 LegalTech conference in New York and participated in a number of sessions exploring the most recent development in the EDD world as well as evaluating the latest product offerings in the accompanying exhibition.

New Consultant joins Allvision (Nov 2004)

Allvision announced that Carla Pomeroy has become an Allvision consultant.  Carla joins Allvision as a project manager after a career in telecommunications and is available for assignments from December 2004. 

Allvision run EDD workshop at Gleneagles 2004 (Oct 2004)

Allvision's Andrew Haslam ran the Electronic Data Discovery workshop at the 2004 Legal IT Forum.   Read the supporting article in the on-line version of Legal IT magazine here, or download the original from here.

Allvision provide EDD Consultancy to Berwin Leighton Paisner (Aug 2004)

In recognition of Allvision's expertise in this area, Andrew Haslam has been retained by BLP to provide both litigation support advice and a strategic approach to the challenges of Electronic Data Discovery.

Allvision obtain EDD Certification  (Jul 2004)

Allvision's  Andrew Haslam has become the first UK consultant to complete Kroll Ontrack's E-Discovery certification course.  Andrew is now fully qualified to provide advice on the collection, processing, review and production of electronic documents – for resolution of important investigations and litigation matters.

Allvision extend Contact at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (Apr 2004)

Following on from the review work carried out by Allvision's Linda Spiers , the company has been asked to help RPC implement the selected solution.  Linda will continue in her role as project manager and oversee the configuration and deployment of the chosen application.  

Allvision win consultancy at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (Feb 2004)

Allvision have been retained by RPC to provide consultancy and project management expertise in the review and selection of the optimum workflow solution for their requirements.  The work will be carried out by Allvision's Linda Spiers .

Allvision advise Wragge & Co on Litigation Support (Jan 2004)

As a result of feedback from the 2003 Legal IT Forum Allvision's Andrew Haslam was asked to provide detailed advice to Wragge & Co on all aspects of litigation support software as part of the firm's evaluation of their requirements in this area.

Allvision part of Legal IT Forum 2003 Panel

Allvision's Andrew Haslam was a member of the industry panel reviewing the current state of Litigation Technology which discussed:

bulletTo what extent will the use of litigation support technology become more ubiquitous, and what are the barriers?
bulletWhen should the technology be used, and when should that decision be made?
bulletWhat lessons can be learnt from the public sector's/court system's use of litigation support technology
bulletHow will the spread of litigation support technology impact the IT Director?

For more details follow the link to the Legal IT Forum web site.

Knowledge Management Project nominated for Legal IT Awards

Allvision's Andrew Haslam has been at the heart of a Knowledge Management initiative in Lovells which has now been twice nominated for Legal IT Awards in the category of "Best Knowledge Management project".  Full details of last year's nomination are here.    The project is on-going and a number of additional developments are planned for the next year.

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Allvision Articles

A day in the life of a litigation support consultant (Jul 08)                            - Here
Litigation Readiness within the US and implications for the UK (Apr 08) - Here
Analytical Framework for the Litigation Lifecycle (Apr 08)                          - Here
LegalTech 2008 - An article (Feb 08)                                                            - Here 
Litiagtion Readiness White Paper (Jun 07)                                                  - Here
US Federal Rules changes - Tobacco World (Apr 07)                                - Here
US Federal Rules changes - IT Law Today (Apr 07)                                    - Here
How Litigation Support managers will be effected by EDD (Dec 04)        - Here
Lovells Website Design Project SCL Article (Feb 04)                                 - Here

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Allvision Presentations

Andrew Haslam, Allvision's lead consultant, has spoken at a number of prestigious legal IT conferences.  Click on the links to download the presentations/articles from each one.  Use the notes view in PowerPoint to read the presentation script.

bulletUK LegalTech, October 2001 "Selecting a Knowledge Management System"  (Article)
bulletInformation Systems for Lawyers, February 2001, "On-line Arbitration aid- The next step in marketing?"
bulletUK LegalTech, May 2000, "Appropriate use of IT in major litigations"

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