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Seamus E. Byrne is an Australian Information Lawyer and Computer Forensics Expert with extensive e-discovery and electronic evidence experience.

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This website is made available by Seamus E. Byrne, an Australian legal practitioner, for educational purposes only. Content is not to be used as legal opinion or as a substitute to qualified matter-specific legal advisory within your jurisdiction. No responsibility is taken, or endorsement made, for the content of any externally hyperlinked webpage. All endeavours have been made to ensure content accuracy as at time of publication.

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Tuesday
Jul062010

IIM WA Breakfast Seminar - A Practical Approach to E-Discovery

For In Pursuit of Relevance readers in Western Australia, I'm pleased to announce that I'll be presenting at the Institute for Information Management on Friday, 6 August 2010 in Perth.

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Wednesday
Jun022010

Boorer v ASIC [2010] AATA 390 (26 May 2010)

The recent decision of Brian Tamberlin QC, Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, involves, amongst other things, consideration of the record keeping practices adopted by a former company director who was associated with multiple failed companies.

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Tuesday
Jun012010

Petroulias v R [2010] NSWCCA 95 (12 May 2010)

"His Honour observed that the computerised information removed by the Inland Revenue Commissioner from the premises of one of the parties contains electronic data which, if printed, would create a tower 36 kilometres high."

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Monday
May312010

Bevan v The State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 101 (27 May 2010)

"Push button" computer forensics is designed to reduce the case workload for computer forensic practitioners, by delegating select basic forensic tasks to those with limited or no forensic expertise. However, the recent decision of Blaxell J, with Owen and Buss JJA concurring, in the Western Australia Court of Appeal is a strong reminder that each person involved in the computer forensics lifecycle must possess basic recognised training and the ability to clearly explain their actions.

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Monday
May102010

ALRC - Review of Discovery Laws to Improve Access to Justice

"The government is considering law reform to the discovery process in civil litigation, and has called on legal experts to tell it what to do."

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Wednesday
Apr282010

IIM โ€“ E-Discovery in Australia โ€“ Where Information Management and Litigation Meet

On 27 April 2010, I was pleased to present on the topic of "E-Discovery โ€“ Where Information Management and Litigation Meet" to the Institute for Information Management (IIM) Melbourne Branch.

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Wednesday
Apr282010

Welcome Back!

As you may have noted, this blog has not been updated for some months.

Put simply, increased professional commitments have taken priority. In addition, my recent spare time has been spent researching and drafting updates to the Australian chapter of LexisNexis Butterworths "Electronic Evidence (Second Edition)" and the "E-Litigation" chapter of the LexisNexis Australia Federal Civil Litigation Precedents.

I look forward to your continued readership, and most importantly, your feedback in relation to e-discovery in the Asia-Pacific.

Tuesday
Nov032009

Media Report - Government opens doors for export of personal data

"Australian governments of all persuasions stress how essential border security is in many fields, such as immigration, narcotics and quarantine, but the Rudd government is proposing to abandon any border protection of personal information."

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Thursday
Oct012009

Real eDiscovery, Fall 2009 - The Australian eDiscovery Landscape

Experts Geoffrey Lambert and Seamus E. Byrne provide insights regarding the Australian eDiscovery landscape.

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Thursday
Oct012009

Chief Justice Martin on Discovery

"The expense involved in discovery can be horrendous."

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Friday
Sep252009

Federal Court of Australia re-issues PN 17

The Federal Court of Australia has re-issued Practice Note 17 as PN CM 6.

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Thursday
Sep102009

LexisNexis e-Discovery & Digital Forensics Conference - Hong Kong, 2009

On 20-21 July 2009, I was pleased to serve as the Chairperson of the inaugural LexisNexis e-Discovery & Digital Forensics Conference, held at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong.

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Monday
Aug032009

Supreme Court of Singapore's new Practice Direction 3 of 2009

The Supreme Court of Singapore has released Practice Direction 3 of 2009 dealing with the "Discovery and Inspection of Electronically Stored Documents" (PD 3/2009).

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Saturday
Jul182009

Media Report - Legal team rebuked for 'trolley-load litigation'

"A SUPREME Court judge has delivered a rare and costly rebuke to a Sydney legal team for "trolley-load litigation", a sin that experts say is widespread in our courts but almost impossible to stop."

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Monday
Jul132009

Media Report - Courts get a friendly makeover

"IF HELL has harbour views, as a Sydney lawyer once noted, why shouldn't the highest courts in the land? They will now, as the NSW Government commits $69 million for the upgrade of the oft-maligned Law Courts building in Queens Square."

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