Why use the Internet? – A Back to Basics approach to the Internet

John Ridd has worked in the technology industry for 15 years andis Managing Director of XTML, a specialist provider of permanent Internet accesssolutions. Their Web site is at www.xtml.co.uk The dramatic increase in the number of large commercial firms going onlinefar outweighs the number of smaller law firms. With over 10.5 million Internetusers in the…

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Duty to Advise and Warn: Careless Talk Costs

Sarah Ahmed is a Partner and Head of the Commercial Departmentat Anthony Gold Lerman & Muirhead. She can be contacted on 0171 940 4000. Management consultancy, including computer consultancy, is one of theso-called ‘new professions’ who can buy insurance labelled ‘professionalindemnity’ to underwrite their competence. The case of Stephenson Blake (Holdings) Ltd v Streets Heaver…

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Free the Law!

Professor Graham Greenleaf, the co-founder and Co-Director of theAustralasian legal Information Institute (AustLII) is coming to London inNovember. He will take the opportunity on his visit to speak at a meeting on 8November which is jointly organised by SCL on the subject of access to law viathe Internet and to update his audience on AustLII…

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Computerised Alchemy: Turning Data into Knowledge

Jeremy Hyman is IT Partner at Berg Kaprow Lewis, producers ofPKM Intranet, a mid-range Knowledge Management solution. He can be contacted at jeremyh@bklchart.co.uk Most legal practices have made significant investments in their IT systems.The fact is that the vast majority of IT systems are not providing benefits inline with their potential. They perform tasks that…

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