February was the month for legal software suppliers to be assessed. Not only was there the Legal IT show, where they get to strut their stuff on specially built stands and launch their latest product, but there was the publication of the Law Society Software Solutions Guide too. The question which arises is whether Legal…
SCL Workshops
SCL is running a series of workshops in 2005….
New Chairman and Trustees for SCL
Richard Stephens is the new Chairman of SCL . He is the first person to act alone as Chairman after years where SCL has had a joint leadership. Richard Stephens had previously been an SCL Trustee. He is currently operating the Law Office of Richard Stephens, where he is able to apply his specialisms of…
E-Filing
Robert Unslow explains why e-filing is inevitable and suggests ways to make its advance more welcome. He also calls on SCL members to join the debate on e-filing….
LSSA: Interview with Barry Hawley-Green
Laurence Eastham talked to Barry Hawley-Green, the new Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers Association, about his role, the future of the organisation, legal practice and IT – and all manner of related topics….
Software Licences: Should it be Getting Personal?
Iain G Mitchell QC contributes a report of a case in the Court of Session (Profile Software Ltd v Becogent Ltd [2005] CSOH 28 (Lord Kingarth, Court of Session, 16th February, 2005)) and an engaging argument about the nature of licence rights and copyright….
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Termination Clauses in IT Contracts
David Blunt QC and Michael Taylor of 4 Pump Court examine the use of termination clauses and focus on the material, the irremediable and other types of breach….
The Human Value of Knowledge
Ruth Ward and Shelagh Taylor give their personal insight into the linked areas of knowledge and HR management. This is the second in a series of articles on ‘Knowledge for Successful Law Firms’, which is being developed by the SCL Knowledge Management Group. For more on this initiative, see vol 15, issue 2 ‘Will the Real Knowledge Management Please Step Forward!’….
Predictions 2005: Ups and Downs
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…
Predictions 2005: The Day of the Blackberries
From Richard Harrison, who is a partner in national firm Laytons and can be contacted through richard.harrison@laytons.com….
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