HM Land Registry has now concluded its recent consultation about e-conveyancing and published its findings in March. This coincides with the ongoing industry debate about the use of Sellers Packs and their likely introduction by Government in this Parliament and how information may be transferred across and between technologies to deliver more seamless conveyancing and information sharing. An industry standard, PISCES, is already emerging which has the potential to revolutionise the ease of data transfer. Richard Dinning explains what PISCES is and why it matters for residential conveyancing….
Changing your Outsourcing Deal Midstream – the Perils and the Pitfalls
John C. Buyers, a Director in KLegal’s London Technology Department, examins the legal effect of haphazard changes which take place in the real world to the carefully crafted contracts which underpin outsourcing. He also indicates the best approach to avoiding such disasters….
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The Impact of the Internet on the Provision of Legal Services
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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Trends in Outsourcing from a Legal Perspective
Outsourcing is of major importance commercially, and especially important in the IT sector. Outsourcing as a business practice has grown rapidly over the last decade. Bill Jones of Wragge & Co considers current trends in outsourcing from a legal perspective….
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E-mail – Take Control or Count the Cost
Adam Edwards reviews the e-mail problem and explains why he thinks Ensure Legal offers one solution….
Northern Lights and the SCL Boot Camp
The SCL Boot Camp is back. The 2003 Boot Camp is 20/21 June at the Manchester Conference Centre….
The IT in Property Group
Maitland Kalton provides a reminder and update on one of the SCL’s most important recent initiatives, and seeks recruits for the Group and its committee….
LITIG
What is LITIG? Read more about it here….
Smart Pen
Dr Leslie Saward spoke at the Midland Group recently and revealed news of one of the latest hot gadgets, the Smart Pen….
Editorial
It was a real pleasure for me to be able to attend the SCL Award Ceremony this year. I apologise most humbly to anybody who followed my tips for selecting the winner, although I never heard of any large wagers. As most will know by now, Professor Richard Susskind OBE presented the SCL Award 2003…