Sir Humphrey: Now go in there and inform me of their conversation.
Bernard Woolley: I’m not sure I can do that, Sir Humphrey. It might be confidential.
Sir Humphrey: Bernard, the matter at issue is the defence of the realm and the stability of the government.
Bernard Woolley: But you only need to know things on a need to know basis.
Sir Humphrey: I need to know everything! How else can I judge whether or not I need to know it?
Bernard Woolley: So that means you need to know things even when you don’t need to know. You need to know them not because you need to know them, but because you need to know whether or not you need to know. And if you don’t need to know you still need to know, so that you know there is no need to know.
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So, how do we know what we need to know in the field of e-Discovery? Busy litigation lawyers have not got the luxury afforded to Sir Humphrey of a Bernard to put it all into context. There are numerous sources available but where are they?
Pride of place must go to the CPR and recent judgments although it is as well to be aware of the influence of the individuals and bodies we have chosen to call the ‘movers and shakers’.