Author: Amanda Millmore
Amanda Millmore is a non-practising barrister and founder of CPD provider Legal Training which offers 100% online, flexible, accredited CPD training. Courses cover Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Civil Law and Mental Capacity Law as well as general IT skills and Chambers’ Complaints Handling. Prior to that she was a member of the Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC at 4 King's Bench Walk, where she practised family, criminal and personal injury law. Follow her on Twitter @legaltraininguk.
Internet skills for lawyers
This article covers some internet skills and tools which may already be second nature to you, but equally may be refreshing ideas which will make your working life that little bit easier. Bookmarks – good practice and useful tools Everyone has their favourite websites which they like to visit. Of course, whilst there are some […]
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Social media and the courts
Having recently spent six months teaching some delightful, articulate teenagers A-level law it really brought home to me just how embedded social media is in the lives of young people, and also for the not quite so young as well. The students laughed incredulously at tales of queuing to use a payphone to call home […]
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Best of the Legal Web – specific practice areas
In the May/June Newsletter I considered some of the best websites for lawyers of general applicability. Here, I am covering resources focused upon specific practice areas. Criminal law It would be impossible to write any review of the legal web for criminal lawyers without referring to the truly excellent CrimeLine. Frankly if criminal lawyers had […]
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Best of the Legal Web – general resources
Everyone has their favourite, “go to” legal website for information or research, but this compilation hopefully cuts across personal preference and offers a wide-ranging selection of some of the best legal resources for lawyers of all persuasions. Current Awareness To start, I would suggest that, for an excellent overview of the range of legal resources […]
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Social media as a legal tool (2)
Social media and the legal system in the news Acknowledging the pace of change and a desire to have live text-based reporting from court, Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, gave guidance in December 2011, enabling the media or legal commentators to send live text-based communications (primarily, but not exclusively messages on Twitter) from Court, […]
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Social media as a legal tool
Social media in the riots Social media is yet again in the news following the August riots. There were numerous arrests and prosecutions based upon posts and messages on Facebook and Twitter allegedly inciting others to join in rioting, violence and looting, as well as the photographic and video evidence found online and on people’s […]
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Free web resources for property lawyers
This article introduces you to some of the invaluable free resources available online for property lawyers. Legislation The government’s sole online source of UK statute law is now legislation.gov.uk. This continues to be an excellent source of information, although it does have its limitations, highlighted in the FAQ section. In particular it estimates that only […]
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Free web resources for civil lawyers
This article will give you an introduction to some of the invaluable free resources available online for civil lawyers. A great starting place is Her Majesty’s Courts Service website which is incredibly useful when it comes to sourcing forms and guidance. It has a comprehensive database of Practice Directions, Court Forms and guidance, together with […]
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Free web resources for criminal lawyers
The Criminal Justice System is often perceived as being rather antiquated, but in reality it is quite technologically advanced. Take for example, the XHIBIT system (eXchanging Hearing Information by Internet Technology) in which court clerks record events in their Crown Court contemporaneously on computer, enabling you to view a hearing’s progress in real time via […]
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Free web resources for family lawyers
There is no better place to start any tour of free web resources for lawyers than with the 2 big hitters of BAILII and legislation.gov.uk, covering as they do the twin pillars of case law and legislation. The fantastic BAILII website covers British and Irish case law and legislation dating back to 1996 (and in […]
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