FTI Consulting partnership makes Late Shift possible for National Portrait Gallery

It is not just e-Disclosure which needs to find wider audiences. Institutions like the National Portrait Gallery also have to make their displays more accessible. The word “accessible” acquired politically correct connotations in the New Labour years, with public funds being handed out or withheld by reference to minority quotas rather than to actual need or interest. In more useful terms, accessibility often comes down to places being open outside normal working hours.

That is part of the rationale for the National Portrait Gallery’s Late Shift initiative which allows it to stay open on Thursdays and Fridays until 9:00 pm. The NPG has set up a partnership arrangement with FTI Consulting to facilitate this, and there was a party at the gallery last night at which FTI were the hosts.

Video illustration of forensic collections tool

I am always looking out for new ways of getting to wider audiences. Although you cannot beat actually talking to people, the Internet offers other ways conveying information.

Forensics collection experts 7Safe have produced a video about their data collection application 7Phrase. If you are unclear what forensics collection means, this is a quick and easy way to find out.

It is interesting to note that it is the data collection people who have got their act together on alternative ways of reaching new markets. I wrote recently in an article about data collections about a video produced by Guidance Software demonstrating possible uses for EnCase Portable. Where are the rest of you, with new ways of telling us about your products?

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Imminent reform in prospect for Australian discovery process

Reform of the discovery process in Australia is said to be “imminent”, according to an article in the New Lawyer. The article says that the Attorney General has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to explore options to promote the early and proportionate exchange of information and evidence in court proceedings with an emphasis on the role of the courts in managing discovery by using their case management powers. My thanks to Simon Price of Recommind for drawing my attention to the article.

The article refers to the experience of international jurisdictions. Those of us concerned with improving the court process are enthusiastic about the exchange of ideas between jurisdictions, particularly where the system of law is similar to ours. Lord Justice Jackson visited Australia as part of his fact-finding tour before writing his Preliminary Report, and we studied the Australian Electronic Technology Practice Note CM 6 when drafting our own new practice direction and Questionnaire.