The Grokster Decision: Knowledge is Nothing without Power
James Mitchell of Maclay Murray & Spens looks at the latest failed attempt to put a stop to file swapping….
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Intellectual Property
Employee IT Inventors: Sharing in the profits?
Dr Rosanna Cooper looks at proposed changes to the UK Patents Act 1977 and reviews the current law on employee inventors….
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Home Working Options and Solutions
Simon Bennett, IT Director at Tarlo Lyons Solicitors, considers the increased demand for flexible working and the implications for IT departments….
Is There a Duty to Warn?
Those involved in advising in the context of systems and outsourcing disputes can find a lot of inspiration in the cases coming out of the Technology and Construction Court – even when those cases deal with purely construction matters. Many IT lawyers remain unaware of them, and this article from Richard Stevens is intended to highlight one aspect of a supplier’s (or service provider’s) duty: the so-called duty to warn….
Psion-ara Psion?
Richard Stephens provides a user’s view of the Psion, as seen against the iPaq….
Using Imaging and Document Management – One Firm’s Experience
Neil Butler gives his account of the practical application of imaging and document management in a small firm….
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Research Highlights IT Issues for UK Legal Sector
Recent research conducted with 20 leading UK law firms has highlighted a substantial gap between board level expectations of IT and what the IT function can actually deliver. The findings of the research are available as a White Paper; here Chris Wakerley, principal consultant of Boxwood’s technology practice, talks about its key findings….
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Books on Building Your Website
Jon Vogler looks at leading texts which help with building a Web site….
Changing your Outsourcing Deal Midstream – the Perils and the Pitfalls
John C. Buyers, a Director in KLegal’s London Technology Department, examins the legal effect of haphazard changes which take place in the real world to the carefully crafted contracts which underpin outsourcing. He also indicates the best approach to avoiding such disasters….
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The Impact of the Internet on the Provision of Legal Services
Technological developments are often launched amid a barrage of publicity about how they will change our lives. Many fail to live up to the initial hype. The Internet is one technological development which has fully matched (and exceeded) initial expectations. It has fundamentally altered the way in which we do business and is now a core facility used in everyday business life. Jonathan Maas looks at how the Internet has been and is being used to change the way in which legal services are provided and considers how it may change working practices in the future, how it affects lawyer/client relationships and what opportunities it offers for law firms to deliver services more effectively….
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