eDiscovery Certification Council

Overview of the Course and Certification

1.1 - Introduction

1.2 - The Evolution and Lifecycle of Digital Evidence

1.3 - The Three Pillars of Digital Evidence

1.4 - Data Sources Email, Chat, and Collaboration Apps

1.5 - Structured vs. Unstructured Data in eDiscovery

1.6 - Core Stakeholders in eDiscovery & Digital Forensics

1.7 - Foundational Principles of Chain of Custody

1.8 - Current Challenges in Digital Evidence Collection

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2.1 - Core eDiscovery Principles & Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)

2.2 - UK GDPR, Data Protection Act and Lawful Processing

2.3 - Disclosure Requirements in Civil Litigation

2.4 -International Transfers

2.5 - Balancing Privacy Rights with Discovery Obligations

2.6 - Global Forensic Standards

2.7 - Defensible Documentation and Regulatory Oversight

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3.1 - Forensic Principles Integrity, Authenticity, and ACPO Guidelines

3.2 - Evidence Acquisition

3.3 - Cloud and Mobile Device Collection Techniques

3.4 - Preserving Data from Email and Collaboration Platforms

3.5 - Legal Holds, Preservation Notices, and Forensic Readiness

3.6 - Advanced Evidence Handling Hashing, Anti-Tampering, and Chain of Custody

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4.1 - Chronological Timeline Analysis and Reconstruction

4.2 - Forensic Analysis of Logs, File Metadata, and System Artifacts

4.3 - Reconstructing Communications Chat, Email Threading, and Mapping

4.4 - Data Correlation and Anomaly Detection

4.5 - Keyword Searching and Data Filtering Techniques

4.6 - Chronological Timeline Analysis and Forensic Reporting

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5.1 - The eDiscovery Pipeline

5.2 - Early Case Assessment

5.3 - Advanced Search Methodologies and Query Languages

5.4 - Review Workflows

5.5 - Managing the Review Process

5.6 - Production Formats, Load Files, and Final Output

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