IT Accessibility and the Public Sector
Martin Sloan discusses compliance with the new Public Contracts Regulations and the changes to the Disability Discrimination Act and their effect on public procurement….
Technology, Society & Justice
Blogging’s Biggest Risk? – Being Blogless in the Blogosphere
Blogging’s Biggest Risk? – Being Blogless in the Blogosphere…
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The Next Ten Years
This is an edited transcript of the 2006 SCL Lecture given by Professor Richard Susskind OBE, which has created enormous interest. This version covers only four of the six headings covered in the Lecture itself….
Facilities For The Disabled Available Here
In the hustle and bustle of general legal practice where billable hours, legal aid and court diaries conspire to heap pressure on lawyers, it is easy to forget that the law applies to us too. Stephen Moore and William Milliken remind us of one new potential liability….
W(h)ither AI and Law?
At first sight, law and the provision of legal advice seems the ideal ground for the application of artificial intelligence. Alastair Morrison wonders whether the AI promise is at last edging towards realisation and asks serious questions about its current relevance….
Unwarranted Strangleholds or Legitimate Protection?
The battle between file-sharers and the film and music industries throws up some interesting issues. Gary Fotios looks at some of them….
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Can we can the spam?
Dr. David Wall of Leeds University asks the question we would all like to see answered with a ‘YES’….
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….
Hard to put your finger on − balancing biometrics and privacy
New techniques for identification and verification may have surprising implications writes Phillip Rees of Hammonds….
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Offshore Outsourcing – Learning From Experience
Outsourcing continues to be a high growth activity for many UK businesses, especially in relation to IT and telecoms functions. All the surveys researching the drivers for outsourcing appear to confirm that the main one continues to be the need to reduce cost in order to remain competitive. For the moment at least the most…
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