At the beginning of 2015, I was thrilled to head up the team launching Mootis, the new social networking and microblogging platform for the legal services sector. (You’ll need to sign up to view it.) We firmly believed (and still believe!) that the novelty of large, all-purpose social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter […]
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Legislation.gov.uk, managed by The National Archives, provides an essential – and free – public service. Millions of people use it to find and access the legislation they need, lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Bringing legislation.gov.uk up to date Quick, easy to navigate and use, with an advanced timeline feature so you can see how legislation has […]
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Following is a selection of some of the most important library resources available to lawyers in the UK. These resources are drawn from my “Legal Sites and resources for Lawyers” section at www.venables.co.uk/sitesh.htm#journals and all links are available there. Note that descriptions of free case law resources and current awareness resources are not included in […]
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Susan Mclean has written an excellent article in the May issue of Computers & Law on The Rise of the Sharing Economy, its challenges and the legal issues concerned. I’d recommend you read it! The purpose of this article is to point to some useful further resources and alternative perspectives that may help in our […]
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, generally refer to aircraft without an on-board pilot, which are controlled remotely or by computer software. Originally the preserve of the military carrying out surveillance or deploying bombs, drones have been adapted for a wide range of uses in all kinds of industries including agriculture, security […]
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Digital marketing plays a major role in marketing today alongside traditional methods. Unlike traditional channels, digital marketing allows marketers to target and track campaign successes with accuracy. After all, how can you truly know how many readers have seen your advert in a printed trade publication or how many recipients have opened your postal mailshot? […]
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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. Changes to CPD for solicitors All solicitors should by now be aware that changes are afoot with CPD! But there is no need to panic as we are now within […]
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The following items included in Legal Web Watch have been selected from Delia’s “New” page. Follow Delia on Twitter @deliavenables and keep up with her “New” page on a regular basis. New Law Society practice note on the use of social media by legal professionals The Law Society has issued an updated practice note on […]
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DPS Software have launched a new web-based practice management system for law firms incorporating team and personal target management tools as well as all the benefits of the DPS case management software. It allows fee earners to record time, create attendance notes, dictate against a file, create emails from tasks and view their file history […]
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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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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 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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