Seamus delivers expert advisory services to resolve disputes in relation to the discovery of electronic evidence. Today, he independently assists legal counsel and their clients, government agencies, corporate bodies and the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific region.
Having developed experience through his prior engagements in top-tier legal, chartered accounting and corporate sectors, Seamus has performed key roles in the advisory, discovery and life-cycle management of electronically stored information (ESI) in several high-profile litigation matters, representing a number of listed and blue-chip local and international clients. This has included dealings involving the global collection of ESI, handling issues of spoliation, multiple languages and multiple parties, including foreign Governments and outsourced technology providers.
Seamus is the only practising lawyer in Australia to attain the CCE or EnCE qualifications and has provided expert opinion in matters to a Supreme Court level.
As an Information Hero, Seamus brings a unique perspective to e-discovery with his combination of both legal and technology qualifications and experience. And while based in the Asia-Pacific region Seamus’ contributions to the IM Hub will cover best practices for e-discovery which can be implemented no matter what country you are operating in!
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Similar to the changes to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Australian Federal Court has recently released amendments to Practice Note 17 which provide guidelines on how to manage electronic evidence in the litigation process. |
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