A reminder about two forthcoming events….
Student Essay Competition Winner
SCL, in conjunction with the SCL London Group, launched its first national essay competition in recent years earlier this year. The competition attracted a high level of interest from students at a variety of UK and Irish universities. The topic that all entrants had to focus on was “Does English law offer a solution to…
Technology Practice Direction Latest
An updated draft, with the crucial appendices, is now available….
Editorial
IFCLA The magazine welcomes all those travelling from abroad to attend the Conference of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations in Oxford, whether delegates or speakers. The impressive programme of events and speakers suggests that it will be a great success and I hope that the weather (one variable beyond even our estimable organiser’s…
Will the Real Knowledge Management Please Step Forward?
Simon Levene introduces SCL’s new Knowledge Management Group and outlines the benefits of KM….
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Facilities For The Disabled Available Here
In the hustle and bustle of general legal practice where billable hours, legal aid and court diaries conspire to heap pressure on lawyers, it is easy to forget that the law applies to us too. Stephen Moore and William Milliken remind us of one new potential liability….
W(h)ither AI and Law?
At first sight, law and the provision of legal advice seems the ideal ground for the application of artificial intelligence. Alastair Morrison wonders whether the AI promise is at last edging towards realisation and asks serious questions about its current relevance….
Think Big. Start Small. Scale Quickly.
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….
BACS Moves to Internet-based Payments Infrastructure
Do you receive or make BACS payments directly? Patrick Nobbs suggests that, if you do, it is time to consider the new technology for payments….
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APIG proposes revisions to the Computer Misuse Act 1990
Shelley Hill of Robert Muckle welcomes the All Parliamentary Internet Group’s inquiry into the Act….
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