Sponsored briefing: Adoption of predictive coding for legal document review

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Sponsored briefing: Adoption of predictive coding for legal document review

Navigant’s Tanya Gross asks how close are we to mainstream acceptance?

Predictive coding helps tackle large document review exercises. It enables the reviewer to find key documents by training the technology to identify documents of interest (through an algorithm and selected criteria) rather than relying solely on manual human review decisions, which are often subjective. This reduces the time and legal cost associated with review exercises and gets the most relevant documents into the hands of senior counsel quickly. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Adoption of predictive coding for legal document review”

Sponsored briefing: Disputes flare up in the oil and gas sector

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Sponsored briefing: Disputes flare up in the oil and gas sector

Navigant’s Mark Taylor on the pressures that oil prices exert on contracts in the sector

We all know how the price of fuel at the pump can affect how individuals feel about their own prosperity. For producers in the oil and gas sector, oil price uncertainty is a substantial risk, since it has a direct bearing on a project’s return on investment. Assumptions about future oil prices always weigh heavily on investment decisions, but in recent years severely fluctuating prices have added economic risks for producers, on top of the inherently complex engineering challenges of exploration and production. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Disputes flare up in the oil and gas sector”

Sponsored briefing: Offshore construction risks

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Sponsored briefing: Offshore construction risks

Navigant’s Tony Farrow describes how the particular risks of offshore oil and gas extraction present unique challenges for parties involved in construction projects

Onshore and offshore basics

In oil and gas extraction, both onshore and offshore-based facilities are dealing with the same process – namely the collection, initial processing, storage, and transfer of oil and gas. However, there are significant differences in the technical demands and risk profile of each approach. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Offshore construction risks”

Sponsored briefing: Business interrupted

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Sponsored briefing: Business interrupted

Navigant’s Stephanie Tombling on the considerable challenges firms face when dealing with business interruption

Business interruption usually accounts for the lion’s share of losses in insurance claims stemming from damage to property resulting from fire, explosion, weather events, equipment failure, faulty design, or simply human error. The loss of buildings, equipment and inventory impacts a business’s ability to service its customers, negatively affecting sales. According to Allianz Risk Barometer 2016, business interruption ranks number one, for the fourth year in a row, among the top risks facing businesses worldwide. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Business interrupted”

Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims

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Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims

Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the increasingly sophisticated methods they use to cover their tracks when routing dirty money, claimants in asset-tracing cases face many barriers to recovering funds.

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Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes

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Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes

Whether for commercial litigation or arbitration, London has established a position as one of the leading centres for international construction dispute resolution. The UK Bar and judiciary are generally held in high regard around the world, upholding the highest standards of integrity and independence. English common law is widely used throughout the world and written into many construction contracts. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Navigant’s Peter Brooker on how London retains its position in global construction disputes”