High costs and lost documents have given e-disclosure negative press at times. But is it as bad as it is made out to be? Vince Neicho looks at the transatlantic differences and ahead to the changes to come

E-discovery (as it is referred to in the US) or, more accurately, e-disclosure (as it is referred to here, post the Woolf reforms), has received a very negative press, mainly due to the huge costs associated with it. But, when all is said and done, is it really that bad?