[Classifieds] [classifieds] Barrister’s Bench Lecture Series TODAY - Redfield Auditorium

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Thursday, June 12 
10:30 a.m. 
Barrister’s Bench Lecture Series 
Being Served: How to Respond to Subpoenas Directed at Academic Works or Scientific Research 
Chris Land, WHOI 
Sponsored by: WHOI Directorate - Redfield Auditorium 

Chris Land, WHOI’s vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, will hold the first talk in a lecture series titled “Barrister’s Bench Lecture Series,” on Thursday, June 12 from 10:30-11:30 a.m., in Redfield Auditorium. The lecture is titled “ Being Served: How to respond to subpoenas directed at academic works or scientific research .” Universities, research institutions, academics, and scientists have increasingly been under the bright light of scrutiny by the legal system. While not unprecedented for courts and litigators to pull questions from science and research into the courtroom, public debates and high stakes litigation have recently forced some academics and scientists on to center stage. From climate change and medical research, the history of the Troubles of Northern Ireland, to flow rates of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, both private parties and government bodies have been seeking access to confidential research notes, internal debates, and other personal writings (e.g., emails) through the judicial process. When researchers, scientists, and research institutions are confronted with a subpoena, there are a number of steps and decisions those organizations must first make. This talk seeks to create a response framework, including necessary considerations and the (sometimes unknown) options, to help guide an institution through that process. 
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