On 19 September 2002, over 400 delegates gathered in London for the e-Summit organised by the Office of the e-Envoy. The e-Summit was presented as the first event of its kind by Jeremy Vine of BBC’s Newsnight, who acted as host for the day. The aim of this meticulously organised and spectacularly staged event was…
Letter to the Editor
I thought Ben Coppin’s article on the online sale of prescription drugs (C&L 13/4) was very interesting but the assertion that the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) has not prosecuted a single case under the Medicines Act 1968 is not correct. The site www.mca.gov.uk/ourwork/enforcemedleg/prosecutions.htm contains details of the recent prosecutions brought by the MCA. The MCA…
Legal Web Sites: DIY, Web site company or the 3rd way?
James Tuke looks at the various ways of creating and maintaining a law firm Web site….
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Cyber-Risks and their Management
Rupert Kendrick LL.M looks at strategies for coping with some key Internet risks. Rupert Kendrick LL.M is author of Managing Cyber-Risks (Law Society Publishing June 2002) which explains how to develop a cyber-risk management structure and use it as a springboard to develop new business opportunities…
Issues in Employee E-mail Monitoring
Nigel Miller of Fox Williams pays a return visit to a matter of continuing concern. This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal….
Can Lawyers Make Money out of E-commerce?
John Angel, formerly head of Clifford Chance’s online legal services and now a senior visiting fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, looks at the future prospects for e-commerce in the law. Is it an optional extra? Does it hold the key to future profitability? Or is it just an awkward necessity?…
The Online Sale of Prescription Drugs
Ben Coppin of Envisional Limited looks into the problem highlighted by e-mail invitations to collect weight loss drugs or Viagra online….
Using Technical Experts in IT Litigation
Nobody doubts that the right technical expert can make a crucial contribution in IT disputes, whether litigated or not. Nick Gardner of Herbert Smith gives his insights into the expert’s role and how best to benefit from expertise….
Direct Marketing – the Ins and Outs
Marly Didizian and Suzanne Rodway of Linklaters examine direct marketing and unsolicited communications in depth….
e is for Evidence
In September 2002, a new question was added to AmLaw Tech’s survey on the use of IT in the top 200 American law firms. The question was ‘Which electronic evidence vendor do you use to retrieve and organize computer files turned over in discovery’. 75% of the US firms cited a preferred vendor. Adrian Palmer is sure that if the same question were asked of the UK’s legal community, it would most likely remain unanswered, or be confused with those companies that scan paper documents into their litigation support systems….