Beyond Clementi

Extensive research being carried out by Practical Solutions on behalf of the LSSA has examined a number of aspects of the use of legal IT but its main focus has been on wider issues. Allan Carton shares some of the first impressions and examines the potential impact of the new business structures that will probably soon become possible for delivering legal services – the “Alternative Business Structure” or “ABS”. The results of the research are being presented and discussed in early February at “The Future of Legal Practice” conference….

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civil.justice: The SCL Response

The consultation paper issued by the Lord Chancellor’s Department, civil.justice:resolving and avoiding disputes in the information age, sought responsesfrom interested parties by 18 December. SCL has responded by welcoming thethinking behind the paper and giving a detailed account of the Society’s viewson the use which the Government should make of IT in the civil justice…

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