eDiscovery & Forensic Technology Services – New Zealand
From 1 May 2026, New Zealand organisations will face a new privacy obligation when they collect personal information about someone from another source. Known as Information Privacy Principle 3A, or IPP3A, the new rule will generally require an organisation to tell a person when information about them has been collected indirectly. That sounds straightforward. In …
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Screenshots have become a routine part of litigation and investigations. They are used to record text messages, social media posts, online transactions, workplace communications, website content and activity within mobile applications. They are easy to capture, easy to share and immediately understandable to a reviewer. They are also increasingly easy to fabricate. On 24 February …
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Microsoft has announced two changes to Purview eDiscovery that will affect how legal, investigation and compliance teams search, review and export Microsoft 365 evidence. From 16 February 2026, the Content Search area of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery will become a more limited search-and-export tool. It will no longer support review sets or case-level data sources. Microsoft …
Microsoft Teams has become an important source of evidence in workplace investigations, litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal disputes. Messages sent through Teams may record decisions, instructions, approvals, complaints and informal discussions that do not appear in email. Private channels are particularly significant because they are often used for sensitive projects, management discussions, investigations and restricted …
Deepfakes are no longer only a concern for celebrities, elections and online misinformation. They are becoming a practical issue for lawyers, investigators and organisations relying on photographs, voice recordings, CCTV footage, video calls and social media content as evidence. The issue became particularly timely in New Zealand following the introduction to Parliament in late October …
Innovative eDiscovery Tools: The New Power Players in Corporate and Legal Worlds In a groundbreaking shift from traditional legal settings, eDiscovery tools are now making waves across various industries, heralding a new era of data analysis and risk management. Originally designed for sifting through vast amounts of electronically stored information (ESI) in legal disputes, these …
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When conducting document reviews, it's easy to get bogged down in the details and lose sight of the big picture. This is where graphical analysis, such as cluster wheels, can be an incredibly useful tool. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of using graphical analysis when conducting document reviews. Cluster wheels are a type …
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Incident Response Solutions is a specialist forensic technology firm, delivering Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) services. We have expanded our suite of review EDRM tools to include Reveal, a leading cloud based artificial intelligence resource. IRS has also created its own ‘Document Analysis Review Tool’ (DART), leveraging the Reveal cloud hosted platform to assist lawyers in the efficient review of documents. Examples of where our clients …
Digital forensics is a specialised field that involves the collection, analysis, and preservation of digital evidence to investigate and solve various types of crimes, including theft of intellectual property cases. Intellectual property (IP) refers to intangible assets, such as trade secrets, copyrights, patents, and trademarks, that are valuable to individuals and organisations. Digital forensics can …
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A cartel is where two or more businesses agree not to compete with each other. Examples of conduct include price fixing, allocating markets, rigging bids or restricting output of goods and services. Starting 8 April 2021, new law means that cartel conduct could be punished with up to 7 years' imprisonment. Given the increasingly serious …
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