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QEB Hollis Whiteman QEB Hollis Whiteman is widely recognised as one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the country. Our barristers defend and prosecute in many of the country's most significant and high-profile cases.
We specialise in three main practice areas: Crime, Fraud and Regulatory Law.

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The Legal Internet

A Series of Publications for Training Purposes
and for Keeping Up To Date
by Delia Venables

Details of my experience are given here.

For any problems with marking the questions relating to the courses, see the Problems Page.

Beginners' Guide to the Internet for Lawyers - 8 hours CPD - October 2009 edition
Everything you need to get started on the Internet from a lawyers point of view.
Qualifies for 8 hours CPD from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Tutorial material is here but you need the password to access this.
First Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers 5 hours CPD - August 2009 edition.
Five Internet Studies for experienced internet users exploring topics with legal relevance.
Qualifies for 5 hours CPD from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Tutorial material is here but you need the password for this.
Second Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers 5 hours CPD - August 2009 edition.
A Second Set of Five Internet Studies for experienced internet users.
Qualifies for 5 hours CPD from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Note that the First and Second Sets cover different topics and that they can be taken in either order.
Special Offer! If both sets of Advanced Studies are bought together, the cost is greatly reduced.
Tutorial material is here but you need the password for this.
Internet Newsletter for Lawyers & Law 2.0 and how to subscribe
The January/February 2010 issue is now available!
The Newsletter provides an up to date overview of "what is important for lawyers on the web". It covers the legal resources available on the web (for free or on a subscription basis) and what lawyers are doing themselves on the web - marketing themselves from their web sites, selling legal services online and just improving their existing services to clients by use of the internet. It covers Law 2.0 (how Web 2.0 affects the Law) and explains how lawyers can get ahead of the game with these new developments. It is a very practical "how to do it" sort of newsletter - and very useful.
new Legal Web 2009/2010: More Topics of Modern Legal Practice - a new ebook with CPD by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
You can gain 5 CPD hours from the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.

This ebook looks at a variety of topics including BAILII and improving legislation on the web, setting up an Intranet, Google business and productivity tools, virtual practice, digital dictation, fax to email services, voice recognition, ways to raise profile on the web, the Human Rights Update from 1COR and the Current Awareness service from the Inner Temple Library.
new Legal Web 2009/2010: Exploiting the Legal Web - a new ebook with CPD by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
Accreditation is in place from the Solicitors Regulation Authority but has been denied by the Bar Standards Board on the grounds that the course is oriented towards business development rather than professional development. We strongly disagree with this decision since almost all of the course is concerned with how lawyers are using the internet to find, share and use legal information. However, in the meantime, barristers can still do two courses to get the special price (and earn 10 hours CPD). For more details about the combo price and to purchase the courses, please go here.

This ebook looks at how to get the best out of Web 2.0. It covers develoments in law publishing and how the major legal publishers are adapting to the internet, methods of self publishing, collaboration with the organisation and beyond, some of the free legal resources available from other lawyers and the benefits of outsourcing together with future trends and possibilities in the outsourcing field.
Legal Web 2008/2009: Topics of Modern Legal Practice - an ebook with CPD by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
You can gain 5 CPD hours from the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.

This ebook looks at a series of topics relevant to modern legal practice and affecting barristers and solicitors. It covers Software as a Service for legal applications, new and developing legal resources on the web, alternative legal services (how will they be delivered in future?), domain names in a legal context, electronic presentation of evidence and issues in digital media law.
Note: you can still do this course if you have already purchased it, but it is not for sale from now on - it is just here for reference
Legal Web 2008/2009: Law 2.0 in Progress - an ebook with CPD by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
You can gain 5 CPD hours from the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.

This e-book looks at how Web 2.0 is impacting legal practice for barristers and solicitors. It covers blogging and how to use it, the social networking phenomenon, syndication and RSS feeds, publishing issues relating to Web 2.0 and methods of managing the risks associated with Web 2.0 services (compliance issues and possible damage to reputation).
computer with software Work Out What Legal Software You Need! I have been a computer consultant giving advice to lawyers for quite a few years and a creator and editor of various publications related to the Internet for Lawyers. Details of my experience are given here.

I have spent a great deal of time looking at software for lawyers - particularly solicitors. I feel that I have a pretty good idea of what software works, and what does not work, for solicitors. This section includes descriptions of all the key software for lawyers.
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