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10 November 2023 / Carlos García-Egocheaga
Issue: 8048 / Categories: Features , Profession , Technology
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Enterprise search: a key piece of the data protection puzzle?

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Applying stringent security standards to enterprise search is essential for a law firm’s data protection strategy, as Carlos García-Egocheaga explains
  • Firms must ensure that processes around enterprise search are firmly factored into their data protection strategy.
  • An integrated approach to enterprise search and document management can also help with adoption of new and emerging technologies, such as generative AI.

The enterprise search market globally is predicted to hit $8.12bn by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5% from 2023. Enterprises recognise the need to make data available and accessible at the point of need, given that data sources can range from email and Teams chats through to a wide variety of data management systems, such as document and knowledge management applications.

With most document and knowledge management systems either in the cloud or moving to the cloud, the need for secure, compliant enterprise search has become increasingly important. Law firms need to undertake the same level of rigour that they adopt when deploying

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Workplace law firm expands commercial disputes team with senior consultant hire

EIP—Rob Barker

EIP—Rob Barker

IP firm promotes patent attorney to partner

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Banking and restructuring team bolstered by insolvency specialist

NEWS
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
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A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
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