The E-Discovery Vs. Privacy Law Dilemma In The Asia-Pacific

Conflicts have emerged between what U.S. discovery laws require and blocking statutes and data privacy laws in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The number of jurisdictions with variations on these laws continues to grow. A white paper from UBIC North America Inc. considers how this conflict has been addressed by the ABA, the Sedona Conference and U.S. courts, and then looks country-by-county at the operative law, and finally outlines some best practices that are most likely to resolve or mitigate the “Hobson’s choice” companies could face when dealing with the issue in jurisdictions including China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.