This issue sees a selection of predictions; the full set, which I heartily recommend, have, yet again, been the Web site’s crowd pleaser in the last month or so. But I am pleased that, predictions aside, we have managed to cover some of the issues which I think are going to figure prominently in 2005…
The Society for Computers & Law is delighted to announce the launch of its Student IT Law Essay Prize 2005, with a £1,000 cash prize for the winning entry….
Our yearly invitation to experts, commentators, and the movers and shakers in legal IT and IT law produced a rich harvest. All the contributions are on the SCL Web site and there is room for only a selection here – a number are dotted about this issue. This reflection on the future comes from Stuart Holden, MD, Axxia Systems….
From Charles Christian, former practising barrister turned independent legal IT writer, commentator and industry analyst. Among many other claims to fame, he is the editor of Legal Technology Insider newsletter: www.legaltechnology.com…
From Richard Harrison, who is a partner in national firm Laytons and can be contacted through richard.harrison@laytons.com….
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The attention focused on corporate governance and professional responsibility within all organisations is at an all time high. This has been driven by the collapse of some well known organisations and the need to visibly be regulating organisations more closely. This has forced risk management and compliance even higher up the agenda of law firms….
The Commercial Court Working Party’s Report on Electronic Disclosure was published on 6 October. The Working Party, chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice Cresswell, was set up under the auspices of the Commercial Court Users’ Committee to investigate, and make recommendations as to, the particular problems thrown up by the disclosure of e-mails and other electronic documents and how the current Civil Procedure Rules and Commercial Court Guide on disclosure apply to electronic documents. We produce excerpts below and Laurence Eastham summarises and comments on the report….
The most cursory flip through this issue will reveal that it devotes many of its pages to disclosure of electronic documents. Not only do we have Terry Harrison’s short article and a lengthy account of the recent report of the Commercial Court Working Party chaired by Mr Justice Cresswell but the article by His Honour…
In his article (on p 21), HH Bowsher QC includes consideration of the question of whether a standard agenda should be used for IT Case Management Conferences. That question, originally raised in his address to the SCL IT Disputes Interest Group, was prompted by a note from Alex Charlton on the issue. Alex Charlton sets out the substance of that note below and calls for constructive comment and contributions from readers….
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Richard Raysman and Peter Brown share their views on, and considerable experience of, the drafting of joint venture agreements….