Oct 30 2007
UK’s LiST and EDRM XML Standard
By Mark V. Reichenbach - October 30, 2007
LiST, The UK’s Litigation Support Technology Group came to my attention through The Orange Rag, Charles Christian’s fine blog in the UK.
In looking at its website, it’s clear that LiST is a thought leadership think tank in the UK with significant organizations and firms as participants.
It’s also clear they have contemplated issues that were pain points for them in the UK, just as the EDRM has for those here in the States.
LiST has produced many documents, three specifically On the Mark readers should find timely:
Data Exchange Protocol part 2 of 2
Document Exchange Protocol part 1 of 2
The third is the release notes for these two pieces of work product:
LiST Groups Release Notes for Exchange Protocol parts 1 & 2
There is some really good stuff there.
It is also appropriate to mention that LiST was one of the founding participants in EDRM’s XML 1 project.
Jonathan Maas of DLA Piper and a member of LiST has thoughtfully commented on the XML EDRM announcement by noting the two organizations did keep each other apprised. His comment to The Orange Rag can be found here (click).
On the Mark caught up with George Socha yesterday and asked him about LiST, EDRM and the XML standard:
“The LiST Group was a participating member of the initial EDRM XML project. Like EDRM, the LiST Group is focused on streamlining and improving the e-discovery process and moving forward. We hope to work closely with them to leverage each other’s knowledge and work.
“The 1.0 EDRM XML XSD is ready. We are in the final stages of putting together a distribution mechanism and as soon as that mechanism is in place we will make the XSD available. We should have this mechanism in place shortly.
“The EDRM XML 2 group is also in the process of developing a validation tool. That tool should be ready to use by the end of the year. The EDRM XML 2 group also is preparing documentation to accompany the XSD and validation tool.”
Here at On the Mark, we await the international e-discovery community’s response and the dialog towards adoption of a standard.
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Comments about the EDRM XML XSD should be sent to Tom Gelbmann (tom@gelbmann.biz) or to George Socha at (george@sochaconsulting.com).
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Thank you, Mark. I am here for additional comment should people wish to expand on what I have posted on The Orange Rag.
In addition to the links to LiST documents that Mark has provided, I would commend our publications page to readers, at http://www.listgroup.org/publications.htm
Included there are a draft practice direction for the use of IT in civil proceedings and a technology questionnaire designed to give clarity to judges when handing down directions in relation to edisclosure.
Jonathan, we thank you for commenting. I hope you will come back again to “On the Mark” and share with us any and all updates on the LiST Group’s efforts and projects.
Of course, we endeavour to send out notifications of updates/new developments as widely as possible.