Justice online

Justice.gov.uk is on borrowed time. The intention is to move all information on that site and many other justice system websites to GOV.UK. Justice.gov.uk and those other websites will ultimately disappear. Much has moved already. As such, it is important to get to grips with GOV.UK. This article describes its structure and features with reference […]

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Profitable probate – use software to increase profit

“I have been using Probate Plus for over 10 years and have found it to be a very effective work tool. Without it I would have been unable to administer a number of high value and multiple asset estates during this period. I cannot recommend it too highly as a system for the efficient delivery […]

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The internet, useless data and networking

As an accountant who has spent almost his whole career building businesses – mainly start-ups – I really value good data, especially those predictive of future outcomes. I have been active in building web-based businesses – businesses that “live” on the web, not just “use” the web – so they have to succeed on the […]

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Legal Web Watch July/August 2014

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. Dot rollout – hundreds of new domains hit the streets It's sobering to reflect that 20 years ago most businesses, even big businesses, didn't […]

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Time to reopen the CAPEX v OPEX debate

While any discussions about legal technology inevitably have a strong focus on what sort of technology law firms and legal service providers should be buying and how best to then handle the rollout to get lawyers actually using it, the issue of how to pay for it tends to be ignored. All too often firms […]

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The future of law reporting

The legal professions, however unwillingly, and indeed the English legal system itself, are undergoing profound changes. Law reporting is bound to adapt. The range and type of information which needs to be published is changing. The model of a carefully curated selection of momentous precedents – cases which marked out a path of stepping stones […]

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BYOD is no fun for SysAdmins

In the old days it was relatively easy to determine what devices were connected to the corporate network; they were large and cumbersome. Indeed, it was difficult for new devices to be connected to the network without the assistance of the corporate IT department; the confusing array of IP addresses and ports and the obscure […]

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Electronic evidence

Electronic signatures and electronic evidence are central to our lives; we all use technology. At present, there is no agreed term relating to the form of evidence that comes from our use of technology: specifically, software. For the sake of shorthand, the words “electronic” and “digital” are used interchangeably. A change of outlook Recording content […]

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Are blogs any use to law firms?

I have recently spent some time looking at the blogs on law firm websites. I looked at more than 1,000 blog postings on more than 100 websites. They all had one thing in common: zero visible engagement. Not a single one had had a comment added to it. I think there are a lot of […]

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A court reporting restriction database

The Law Commission has recently recommended the introduction of an online database of “postponement” orders. What are its chances of success? The legal framework around contempt of court puts the onus on court reporters to ascertain the terms of relevant reporting restriction orders in given criminal cases. They are expected to be familiar with the […]

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Legal news and resources in the USA

USA legal news sources Since many of the legal issues of today were already active, yesterday, in the USA, it is often worth keeping up to date with USA legal news sources. Here are some of the key ones. Law.com is an extensive source of legal news (and nice pictures). This site, part of the […]

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Legal Web Watch June 2014

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. Reinventing law – the Twitter story Reinvent Law London 2014, a conference featuring presentations on "law + technology + innovation + entrepreneurship" was held […]

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