Year: 2015
Transparency: promoting public understanding of the law
Law is a complicated subject and its effect on people’s lives can be hard to explain. But in certain areas the traditional media, particularly at the tabloid end of the spectrum, are notoriously prone to bias and misrepresentation. Three areas of law where this is particularly noticeable are family, crime and human rights. In all […]
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My Social Media: Bill Jones
I often wonder how or why busy professionals find the time (or even have the inclination to find the time) to spend endless hours using Facebook and other social media sites to tell the world what they are up to, what they like and what they don’t like. I just don’t get it, but maybe […]
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The new emplaw online
The UK’s first specialist employment law website – emplaw online – has been re-launched in January 2015 to provide authoritative, independent and up-to-date information to lawyers, advisors, HR professionals and anyone keen to stay on top of employment law. Constantia Associates, of which Ian Perry and I are the major shareholders, bought the website after […]
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Veyo – the future of conveyancing?
I began my conveyancing career in 1974 as an office boy with J W Ward & Sons in Bristol, Halcyon days: postal exchanges, personal completions, unregistered titles aplenty, a few legal indemnity insurance policies because experienced conveyancers could “take a view”. Less stress, hassle and anxiety for all concerned. Wind the clock forward 40 plus […]
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Take care when users post on your website
One of the decisions that website owners often need to make these days is whether to allow people to add comments or other content to their website. Of itself, this isn’t a legal issue, but a decision to allow comments or other user content on a website does give rise to legal considerations. These considerations […]
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Setting up a commercial firm on a virtual model
I founded Summerfield Browne Solicitors at the beginning of 2014. The firm specialises in advising on business and commercial law and we offer these services throughout England and Wales. We advise a wide range of companies from start-up to established international companies and from a diverse range of sectors. We now have offices in London, […]
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The Internet of Things: an introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) is, literally, the network of all the physical things connected to the internet. (Generally we now refer to things capable of connecting to the internet as “smart” things.) We started with just computer terminals connected to the internet and that remained the way it was for 15 years or so. […]
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Custodians and gatekeepers: maintaining access to public legal information
Most people would now agree that public information should not only be publicly available, but also freely available. In the area of law, this is assumed to include not only legislation but also case law. This is, after all, the law of the land, ignorance of which is considered no defence. It is probably impossible […]
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Legal Web Watch March 2015
Legal Web Watch is a free monthly email service which complements the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers. To receive Legal Web Watch regularly sign up here. Follow Nick Holmes on Twitter @nickholmes. Continuing competence after 1 April In the March issue of the Newsletter, Ruth Bird and Natasha Choolhun consider the role digital literacy skills should […]
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Delia’s legal web picks March 2015
The following items included in Legal Web Watch March 2015 have been selected from Delia’s “New” page. Follow Delia on Twitter @deliavenables and keep up with her “New” page on a regular basis. Legal Topics with a difference from Justis Publishing The Justis Blog is well worth watching, with topics which are just a little […]
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Auto enrolment pensions: 5 reasons to outsource your payroll
The clock is ticking for UK employers who haven’t yet gone live with auto enrolment workplace pensions. We’ve almost reached the second quarter of 2015 and 2017’s the final enrolment deadline. With nearly 200 fixed penalty notices reported to have been issued by pensions watchdog, The Pensions Regulator, in the last quarter of 2014, well […]
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Are you (digitally) competent?
With Natasha Choolhun The Solicitors Regulation Authority is undergoing a programme of education and training reform, “Training for Tomorrow”, following the Legal and Education Training Review (LETR). As part of the reforms the SRA are developing a competence statement for solicitors to inform consumers, assist legal education providers in developing courses and allow solicitors to […]
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