Judge Woodward and his staff gave Laurence Eastham a tour of the pilot scheme for Virtual Plea and Directions Hearings which is in place at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester and an account of the other IT-related projects that aim to increase the efficiency of the administration of criminal justice….
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The inaugural meeting of the SCL’s new IT Disputes Interest Group was a sell-out. I have no doubt that much of the credit goes to His Honour Peter Bowsher QC, whose presentation was so much anticipated and so enthusiastically received (I hope to print a version in a forthcoming issue). But I am sure that…
Google’s power as a search tool gives it immense commercial power too. Nigel Miller reviews the effect of its sale of keywords on trademarks. This is an edited version of an article which first appeared in the Solicitors’ Journal….
As Nigel Miller observes in his introductory remarks in the full programme for this event, computer law issues are especially likely to cross jurisdictional boundaries and IT lawyers need to know something of the law and practice outside their home jurisdiction to be fully effective. This conference provides an opportunity to acquire that knowledge in…
The London Solicitors Litigation Association organised a seminar on 26 March called The Impact of IT on the Civil Courts. The aim was to explore “the impact of IT on the process and procedure of the Civil Courts today and in the future”. Chris Dale of Oxford Law and Computing found some glimmers of hope in the detail despite the broken promises of Government. But he feels that it lies in our own hands to move forward – and we can start tomorrow….
This event mixed celebration with illumination. A full transcript of the lecture is now available as well as Richard Harrison’s sparkling report of the event….
Have you got a war story from an attempt to negotiate peace? Clive Freeman is looking for input from SCL members to enrich the second meeting of the IT Disputes Group….
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This article is adapted from a talk given by Clive Davies of Olswang at the SCL Third Annual IT Law Conference….
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Dr. David Wall of Leeds University asks the question we would all like to see answered with a ‘YES’….
Richard Christou, who gave the SCL 30th Anniversary Lecture, brought a unique perspective to his role. He became Chief Executive of Fujitsu Services after many years of acting as a Legal Director there and in other large businesses and he is also the author of leading texts in IT law. This is an edited extract from his lecture, focusing on just one element of a carefully linked series. The full transcript is available on the SCL site….
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