Large-Scale Digital Disclosure Compliance

Mitigate the risks when handling high volumes of digital material

In high-volume digital investigations, without expert management, disclosure errors can destroy legal strategy. Meridian Edge offers deep experience in designing defensible disclosure workflows, ensuring compliant, efficient, and transparent eDiscovery for high-stakes legal and regulatory cases. Poor management risks failed prosecutions, sanctions, or wrongful convictions due to missed material under CPIA 1996 and Criminal Procedure Rules.

Real-world Case Studies

Serious Fraud Office (SFO): Software Failures Risking Case Integrity

In 2024–25, the SFO confronted major software issues in its eDiscovery systems, most notably with Axcelerate and Autonomy Introspect. These bugs impacted search results and document production, prompting urgent reviews and sparking concerns that past prosecutions could be compromised due to unreliable disclosure processes.

Source: Financial News: SFO investigation (September 2024)

Post Office Horizon IT Scandal: Serious Mis‑disclosure

During the Horizon scandal, the Post Office repeatedly provided misleading and incomplete document disclosures, including failure to surface hundreds of thousands of archived emails critical to the public inquiry. These disclosure failures severely undermined trust in evidence and contributed to one of the most profound miscarriages of justice in UK history.

Source: The Guardian: Post Office provided misleading information (January 2024)

UK Criminal Justice Disclosure Review: 4,000 Collapsed Cases

A 2025 independent review led by Jonathan Fisher KC confirmed that disclosure failures contributed to the collapse of approximately 4,000 criminal cases in 2023. Judges and investigators cited poor digital evidence processes and inadequate use of disclosure technology as centralised contributors to systemic legal failings.

Source: The Times: AI to free up thousands of police hours