The second edition of Electronic Evidence (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2010), 812 pp was published in April 2010, available in hard format and as an e-book
The text covers:
Sources of digital evidence Stephen Mason
The characteristics of digital evidence Stephen Mason and Burkhard Schafer
Proof: the investigation, collection and examination of digital evidence Stephen Mason and Andrew Sheldon
Authenticating digital data Stephen Mason
Mechanical instruments: the presumption of being in order Stephen Mason
Using graphical technology to present evidence Dr Damian Schofield and Stephen Mason
The practical management of electronic evidence (Australia - Sandra Potter and Derek Begg) (Canada - Dominic Jaar) (England and Wales - Chris Dale) (United States of America - M James Daley and Laura Fey)
Australia Philip N Argy and Seamus E. Byrne
Canada Steve Coughlan and Robert J. Currie
England & Wales Stephen Mason
Hong Kong David Leung
India Ms Manisha T. Karia and Mr Tejas D. Karia
Ireland Ruth Cannon and Stephen Brady
New Zealand Dr Chris Gallavin
Scotland Iain G. Mitchell QC
Singapore Daniel Seng and Bryan Tan
South Africa Julien Hofman
United States of America Brian W. Esler and Joesph J. Schwerha IV
Chris Dale is one of the contributors of the chapter entitled The practical management of electronic evidence, and has offered some comments on his experience of the writing process (and also offers some comments on the the text) - his web site is well worth bookmarking for matters relating to e-disclosure, as is the web site on e-disclosure maintained by Clive Freedman, Barrister.
Reviews
Hironao Kaneko, Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, reviewed the second edition in Law and Computers, the Journal of the Law and Computers Association of Japan, No 28, July 2010, pp 144-145.
Marta Kell, senior associate, litigation, McGrigors LLP has reviewed the second edition in New Law Journal, 18 March 2011, p 406.
Review of the first edition
Deirdre M. Dwyer of Pembroke College, Oxford reviewed the first edition of this book in International Commentary on Evidence Volume 5, Issue 2, 2007 Article 3.
