Today we have contributions from three experts in their chosen fields. The feast of predictions goodies is far from over – look out for more tasty morsels as the week goes on. Read the predictions from Chris Marsden, Peter Sommer and Stephen Mason….
Time to hear from a group of practitioners, focusing mainly on IT law issues but including a look at our developing relationship with tablets, smartphones and other new ways of living too. Think of this as the bag of luxury chocolate gold coins that you ate instead of putting them on the tree. Read the predictions from Stewart Room, Kit Burden, Emma Brownlow-Smith, Jon Bloor, Paul Gershlick and David Lewis…
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Something more substantial today – five items from the selection box of predictions. Chew on the predictions affecting technology and the real practice of law from Jan Durant, Arlene Adams, Tom Hiskey, Joe Reevy and David Gilroy and decide which suggestion is the Cadbury’s Flake and which is the Mars Bar….
Today’s cheeky taster from the predictions chocolate assortment is a melange of forecasts from three men with special e-disclosure expertise, but it goes beyond e-disclosure to offer undertones of praline and a strong after-taste of essence of law firm practice. Read the predictions of Andrew Haslam, Mike Taylor and Charles Holloway….
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Richard Graham reviews the likely targets for data protection reform and suggests that it is time to get ready to meet the challenges reform will bring…
Gary Hodkinson highlights the problems with digital document archiving, explains how the US is leading the way in enforcing new document archiving legislation and why the UK needs to be prepared…
Laurence Eastham talked to two new entrants in the still emerging field of online solutions to legal problems for consumers. Tom Hiskey and Rob Blake are the founders of The Law Wizard, the company behind forthcoming online probate tool The Probate Wizard. Tom is a probate lawyer who resigned from his job as a practising solicitor in the Yorkshire region to start The Law Wizard with Rob. Rob provides the technical vision – he is a specialist in cloud computing and system development….
Joanna Goodman reports on the SCL meeting of 19 October where Sir Vivian Ramsey, Head of the Technology and Construction Court, shared his perspective on IT disputes…
The Fulbright & Jaworski 2011 Litigation Trends Survey has some interesting insights on privacy, data protection and e-disclosure….
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Simon Taylor and Lucas Bornico look at cloud computing from the perspective of competition law…