In Episode 4 of The Dispute Brief, Augusta Shahin explains document production in plain terms for disputes lawyers, in-house counsel, and contract teams.
This episode covers:
what document production is (and what it is not)
the IBA approach: targeted requests with reasons, not fishing trips
what tribunals actually test for: relevance, materiality, possession or control, proportionality, and limits like privilege and confidentiality
common red flags in Nigerian disputes, and how to rewrite them into workable requests
privilege without panic, and why overclaiming destroys credibility
preservation for real life: emails, WhatsApp, staff exits, and “lost phones”
If you have a document request you want sanity-checked, remove names and figures and email it.
