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to keep an audit trail showing the steps taken, including
who approved the destruction, when it happened, and, if
destruction was put on hold for any reason, why. Firms
will have to create records to record the records they've
destroyed. But this is all part of how they can ensure the
minimum exposure to risk and cost in respect of record
retention and disposition. ILTA
1. https://www.nelsonslaw.co.uk/ico-fines-tuckers-solicitors/
2. https://iapp.org/resources/article/us-state-privacy-legislation-tracker/
3. https://www.ft.com/content/e2620e22-9593-4781-89f0-3b91a6bce694
4. https://legalmalpracticeattorneys.org/legal-malpractice-research/harsh-rule-statute-limitations-legal-malpractice-cases/
Chris Giles is CEO and Director of
Information Governance at LegalRM, which
creates market-leading software, services and
solutions for records, risk and compliance
management and serves some of the world largest
law firms as well as blue chip organizations from
other industry sectors.
Kandace Donovan is LegalRM's Vice
President Operations, North America.
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