In early November 2003, Mark Humphries, Neil Mirchandani and Sanjay Bhandari, members of the Commercial Litigators’ Forum (the CLF), published a working paper dealing with the disclosure of electronic evidence in commercial dispute resolution. The paper can be accessed via the CLF’s Web site, but the main issues addressed in the paper are examined here by Neil Mirchandani….
I have been interested in the interface between technology and the courts for 18 years. For the last three years I have been the Judge in charge of Modernisation, representing the judiciary on the small Court Service board which is driving the £300 million court modernisation programme forward. And since the beginning of October I…
The Working Group’s report deserves more publicity than it has received, although it is no doubt being taken seriously by those with the power to influence decisions. Some of its recommendations are highlighted below. Electronic Issue of Proceedings and Applications As regards this topic, the Working Group’s recommendations included the following: · “We believe practitioners…
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The successful implementation of any computer application within law firms, and indeed in businesses generally, presents considerable challenges. They can often be introduced with very high expectations and investment, but in the longer term it is not uncommon for customers to feel that they are not getting the most out of applications, or they become…
Software licensing is a fine balancing act. With the change in licensing legislation, the tightrope is getting thinner. Richard Althorp, MD at Sol-Tec, talks about the penalties involved in under licensing and keeping compliant with the law and how you can actually save money if you are over licensing….
Simon Bennett, IT Director at Tarlo Lyons Solicitors, considers the increased demand for flexible working and the implications for IT departments….
Delia Venables attended the series of talks on this topic at the LegalTech Solicitors 2003 Conference at the end of May and has expanded her report to cover the topic in a more general way….
Richard Jolly, who works on Information Risk Management for KPMG LLP, discusses the best approach to gaining good practice control over potential “people risks” in new practice management system implementations….
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Technological developments are often launched amid a barrage of publicity about how they will change our lives. Many fail to live up to the initial hype. The Internet is one technological development which has fully matched (and exceeded) initial expectations. It has fundamentally altered the way in which we do business and is now a core facility used in everyday business life. Jonathan Maas looks at how the Internet has been and is being used to change the way in which legal services are provided and considers how it may change working practices in the future, how it affects lawyer/client relationships and what opportunities it offers for law firms to deliver services more effectively….
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Adam Edwards reviews the e-mail problem and explains why he thinks Ensure Legal offers one solution….