Forensic Technology
Overview
Our in-house forensic technology team provides the capability for data and documentation to be reviewed and hosted using our in-house eDisclosure platform. We operate a computerised litigation support system which enables the creation of a database that holds all documentation that have been produced by our client and by other parties to the litigation. Our document database allows:
- a speedy and effective forensic examination of the documents;
- open access for our client;
- appropriate access for experts and Counsel; and
- assisting in the preparation of witness evidence.
Meet The Team
Experience
BCLP shortens dispute resolution timelines with strategic adoption of AI
The Challenge
A complex investigation required BCLP to efficiently and reliably review a substantial volume of documents within a short timeframe. The team required immediate visibility of key points within the data set, which traditional methods of review would not have been able to achieve at the required speed or scale.
Specific key success criteria were:
- Meeting a very tight deadline to get visibility on what information was within the data set.
- Accelerating the manual review process while ensuring the accuracy and dependability of the results.
- Providing clear, defensible reasoning and enriched output from the review.
- Keeping costs to a minimum.
Solution
Following a successful proof of concept using data from an unrelated matter, the team leveraged an AI platform to deliver a comprehensive and rapid relevancy review across the full document set.
BCLP’s experienced in-house eDiscovery/ forensic technology team had already streamlined the dataset through volume reduction and keyword analysis. The team was also able to provide an initial high-level relevancy coding for a small subset of documents.
The AI platform enabled the team to take a more strategic and collaborative approach to the challenge presented. In a single run, the tool was able to successfully determine relevance, identifying who was involved and why, while also providing detailed reasoning in each document.
Key Takeaways
- Delivered a comprehensive output in less than 12 hours.
- Reduced the cost in comparison to human review by 70%.
- Produced results with over 85% accuracy.
- Achieved a document recall rate of 90% by using the AI platform
In defending an international anti-trust follow-on damages action we were provided with 100GB of data, comprising some 400,000 documents, on a Friday afternoon. Our committed team of Forensic Technology professionals worked over the weekend to create a fully searchable (and deduplicated) database of documents that was available for the review of the legal team on Monday morning. We used technology assisted review (analytics, clustering and predictive coding) to prioritise the review of those documents most likely to be relevant to the dispute and to quality control the document review exercise.
How did our client benefit?
Processing and hosting the data in-house ensured a seamless service with no risk of data loss through the involvement of a third party. Our client also benefitted from significant cost savings. A favourable settlement was achieved, with the client now being a confirmed advocate for the use of technology in the eDisclosure process.
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November 10, 2021