From identification and forensic collection through processing, review hosting and electronic disclosure, DWF delivers an end-to-end, robust and defensible service that reduces client risk, compresses timelines, achieves proportionality and manages the costs of disclosure exercises.

Our team of eDiscovery subject matters experts bring international experience and expertise to every matter. We are a team of data problem solvers for data related challenges within and beyond a typical discovery exercise.

Complex investigations and disclosure exercises demand a controlled, auditable approach—without slowing the business or inflating costs. DWF’s eDiscovery team combines forensic expertise, data analytics and human-in-the-loop AI to move quickly from data to defensible insight. We align to your legal strategy, reporting cadence and risk thresholds, so stakeholders stay informed and surprises are avoided.

Key advantages:

Defensible from day one: Forensic methods, full chain of custody and court ready protocols.
Speed to useful insight: Early Case Assessment (ECA) to prioritise critical custodians, issues and date ranges.
Predictable cost control: Clear pricing, targeted culling and AI assisted review to reduce volume.
Built for scale & complexity: Multijurisdictional, high-volume matters across email, chat, mobile and cloud data.
Analytics expertise: Structured analytics, email threading, near duplicates, CAL/TAR and concept search.
Privacy and compliance embedded: PII/PHI detection, minimisation and defensible redaction.
Cross-border ready: Practical guidance on data transfer, localisation and proportionality.
Broad Sector experience: Insurance, financial services, public and corporate clients and group claims.
Human + AI governance: Transparent, auditable workflows with expert oversight.
Proactive project management: Single point of accountability, clear timelines and production readiness.

We deliver matter by matter consulting and technology as a service support alongside a mature managed service from legal hold and forensic collection through processing, secure hosting, managed review and electronic disclosure. Each stage is structured for defensibility, speed and visibility meaning you retain control of timelines, cost and risk.

Data Collection

What we do:

We identify, preserve and collect data in a manner that is proportionate and defensible, minimising disruption to your people and systems. Our team covers modern enterprise sources: Microsoft 365/Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, enterprise file shares, endpoints, mobile devices, collaboration platforms, archives and line of business applications.

How we do it:

Identification & legal hold: Custodian mapping, hold notices and acknowledgement tracking.
Forensic collection: Imaging and targeted collections with hash verification and validation reporting.
Modern sources: Email, chat, audio/video, mobile, shared drives, cloud repositories and legacy archives.
Privacy & cross-border: Data minimisation, localisation and proportionality aligned to your disclosure protocol.
Business continuity: Out-of-hours scheduling and low impact approaches to keep operations running.
Deliverables: Collection plan, custodian/source inventory, chain-of-custody records and collection validation report.

Data processing

What we do:

We normalise and enrich your data to make it searchable, analysable and review ready. Removing noise while preserving evidential value and establishing a single source of truth.

How we do it:

Normalisation & enrichment: DeNISTing, deduplication, email threading, metadata extraction, OCR and language detection.
Early Case Assessment: Interactive culling by date, custodian, file type, keywords and PII filters.
Quality controls: Exception handling, error remediation and a complete processing audit trail.
Transparency: Data reduction metrics and clear rationale for every decision point.
Deliverables: Processing report, ECA dashboard, reduction metrics and load‑ready datasets.

Secure data hosting

What we do:

We host and manage your matters in Relativity. Configuring secure workspaces, reviewer workflows and reporting so in‑house teams, panel firms and experts can collaborate efficiently.

How we do it:

Secure workspaces: Role-based access, MFA and environment segregation; UK/USA/CA data residency options.
Search & analytics: dtSearch, structured analytics (near duplicates, threading), concept search
Managed review: Batching, coding standards, privilege workflows, redaction (incl. PII) and second-level QC and CAL/TAR.
AI Review: Leveraging Relativity aiR, our certified AI experts work with you in developing/engineering prompts and validations.
Operational visibility: Progress, velocity and cost dashboards to keep legal and business stakeholders aligned.
Collaboration: Controlled external access for counsel, experts and regulators where appropriate.
Deliverables: Workspace configuration, reviewer playbook, access model and weekly operational reporting.

Electronic disclosure (eDisclosure)

What we do:

We prepare and produce disclosure sets that meet protocol requirements and withstand scrutiny, aligning search strategies and formats to the court’s expectations and your case theory.

How we do it:

Protocol & negotiation: Scope, search methodology, formats and production schedules consistent with practice directions.
Production workflows: Natives, TIFF/PDF, text and load files; RSMF for chats; targeted re‑productions when required.
Defensible QC: Sampling, validation, hash checks and full production audit trails.
Hearing readiness: Exhibit management, bundle creation and last mile support for counsel.
Deliverables: Disclosure protocol, production sets, privilege log and QC certificate.

Our capability extends beyond document review to wider data driven challenges common in corporate disputes, investigations and group claims.

Claimant verification & management

What we do:

When faced with a group claim the burden of verifying, categorising and managing claimants alongside Claimant Management Companies submissions adds undue burden and risk to proceedings. We offer a claimant management and verification solution that normalises all claimants, verifies them against those impacted and identifies duplicative claimants between multiple CMC’s and litigants in person.

Features & benefits:

Identity & eligibility checks: KYC style validation, deduplication and fraud indicators.
Digital intake & triage: Secure forms, guided document capture and completeness checks.
Engagement at scale: Multi language comms, consent management and status portals for claimants.
Clean data for decisions: Structured datasets that support rapid assessments and transparent outcomes.

Outcomes: A verified claimant universe, fewer false positives and faster settlement cycles alongside insightful MI reporting to help manage settlement cost projections.

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