ISO/IEC 27050-3 — Information technology — Electronic discovery — Part 3: Code of practice for electronic discovery
International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission · Edition 2, published 2020-01; a systematic review closed 2025-06-05 · 2020
Identifier: ISO/IEC 27050-3:2020
Access and status
Cost
Paywalled
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Status
Current
Current as at the verification date below. Standards and tools both move — confirm at source before you rely on it.
What it is
A 27-page code of practice setting out requirements and guidance for each ediscovery activity, from initiating a matter and issuing preservation instructions through to producing ESI. It is the operational part of the ISO/IEC 27050 series.
Who it is for, and when
This is the part to read if you are actually running collections and productions and want a defensible, citable process description. It is also the part most useful in a spoliation or adequacy-of-search argument, because it states what a competent process should include. It is paywalled: iso.org listed it at CHF 159 in September 2026, and readers should check iso.org for a newer revision before relying on this edition.
What it does not cover
It is not legal advice and takes no position on privilege, disclosure obligations or sanctions, all of which are jurisdictional. It also predates current generative-AI review workflows. Confirm on iso.org whether the 2025 systematic review has produced a revision before citing it.
Go to the source
Open at iso.org (opens in a new tab)https://www.iso.org/standard/78648.html
Details
- Type
- Standard or guidance
- Written for
- Lawyers and courtsWorking examinerLawyers and courts, Working examiner
- Publisher
- International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission
- Version verified
- Edition 2, published 2020-01; a systematic review closed 2025-06-05
- Year
- 2020
- Identifier
- ISO/IEC 27050-3:2020
- Topics
- ediscovery, evidence-handling, chain-of-custody, standards-development
- Checked at source
- Standards are revised. Confirm the current revision with the publisher before citing this.
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