A retention schedule is only as strong as the proof that you applied it.
For years, keeping everything felt like the safest option. Across APAC, privacy obligations now ask whether you can justify still holding personal information, and whether you can prove your retention rules were applied.
In Australia, Australian Privacy Principle (APP) 11 already requires covered entities to take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify personal information they no longer need, subject to exceptions. Stronger duties are proposed in a 2026 exposure draft Bill, but they remain proposals, not law. Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand also limit keeping personal information longer than necessary.
The harder problem is execution. Physical files, document management systems (DMS), SharePoint, and archives rarely share one set of rules, and a retention schedule cannot prove it was applied.
Built on 30 years of legal expertise no AI-first entrant can shortcut, FileTrail helps legal and records teams govern information where it lives. FileTrail applies retention rules, checks holds, routes approvals, and logs every step across physical records and connected electronic repositories. Nelson Mullins used it to review and dispose of 1.5 million electronic documents in one trackable workflow.
Join Derek Erickson and Zach Tabram to see what it takes to dispose with confidence.
What We Will Cover
In 30 minutes, this session covers:
Who Should Attend
Built for Information Governance and Records Management leaders, Risk and Compliance leaders, Privacy Officers, Legal Operations leaders, and CIOs at law firms, corporate legal departments, and regulated enterprises across APAC.
For years, keeping everything felt like the safest option. Across APAC, privacy obligations now ask whether you can justify still holding personal information, and whether you can prove your retention rules were applied.
In Australia, Australian Privacy Principle (APP) 11 already requires covered entities to take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify personal information they no longer need, subject to exceptions. Stronger duties are proposed in a 2026 exposure draft Bill, but they remain proposals, not law. Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand also limit keeping personal information longer than necessary.
The harder problem is execution. Physical files, document management systems (DMS), SharePoint, and archives rarely share one set of rules, and a retention schedule cannot prove it was applied.
Built on 30 years of legal expertise no AI-first entrant can shortcut, FileTrail helps legal and records teams govern information where it lives. FileTrail applies retention rules, checks holds, routes approvals, and logs every step across physical records and connected electronic repositories. Nelson Mullins used it to review and dispose of 1.5 million electronic documents in one trackable workflow.
Join Derek Erickson and Zach Tabram to see what it takes to dispose with confidence.
What We Will Cover
In 30 minutes, this session covers:
- Why holding personal information without a continuing purpose creates risk
- What is in force across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, and what remains proposed
- Why retention schedules fail across physical and digital repositories
- What defensible disposition requires, and three practical priorities to start with
Who Should Attend
Built for Information Governance and Records Management leaders, Risk and Compliance leaders, Privacy Officers, Legal Operations leaders, and CIOs at law firms, corporate legal departments, and regulated enterprises across APAC.
Speakers
Derek Erickson
Product Value Engineer, Litera
Zach Tabram
Account Executive, Litera
Jessica Davis
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Jessica Davis
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Jessica Davis
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Jessica Davis
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
Director, Matter Performance & Service Innovation, McCarter & English LLP
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