Case Management, Change Management, Culture and Control
Paul Heritage-Redpath knows that it takes more than technology to create a technological solution….
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Lawtech & Lawyers
Sexy Courtrooms in the City?
Court technology as fashionable as Carrie Bradshaw in her Manolo Blahniks? Lisa Burton acknowledges that we are not quite there yet but looks at moves to get prosecutions in serious fraud trials to look as sleek as a Prada handbag….
E-disclosure
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….
IT and the London Civil Courts
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…
LSLA and Bar Report on Technology in the Civil Courts
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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Why did we buy into this?
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…
Losing Money on Licensing
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….
Home Working Options and Solutions
Simon Bennett, IT Director at Tarlo Lyons Solicitors, considers the increased demand for flexible working and the implications for IT departments….
Digital Dictation
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….
Using Imaging and Document Management – One Firm’s Experience
Neil Butler gives his account of the practical application of imaging and document management in a small firm….
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