Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
November/December 2002, by Delia Venables

ISSN 1467 - 3835 © Copyright retained by Delia Venables and respective authors 2002

Human Rights Update from One Crown Office Row Report by Delia Venables

Richard Susskind's Talk on Online Government Report by Delia Venables

Online Dispute Resolution by Graham Ross

Electronic Immigration Network (EIN) Site Relaunched Report by Delia Venables

Current Legal Developments in Ireland relating to the Internet by Patrick Ryan

Ongoing Series on Bright New Ideas for Websites
Keeping a Website Alive and Kicking by Louise Rutherford of Golds
People Buy People by Jackie Reiss of Collyer-Bristow

E-Privacy and Online Data Protection - new book by Eduardo Ustaran

NLIS Update by Mark Riddick

Legal Discussion Groups on the Internet by John Antell

Round and About on the Web, by Delia Venables
Court Lists, CourtDiary and CourtCommentary
The Strange Case of the Disappearing Times Law Reports

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CLT - 5th Annual Information Technology Law Update
CLT - 7th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

Information on the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers and Training Materials

Please see also the Overall Index by Subject Groupings

Delia Venables
10 Southway Lewes
Sussex BN7 1LU
phone and fax - 01273 472424
email - delia@venables.co.uk

If you have direct web access, see the information about Delia Venables and her consultancy work (IT advice for lawyers).

See also...
Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland
Lawyers' home page

If previous Newsletters are on your system or if you are accessing this directly on the web....
September/October 2002
July/August 2002
May/June 2002
March/April 2002
January/February 2002
November/December 2001
September/October 2001

There is a pdf version of this newsletter here (1.5mb) or alternatively (using direct addressing for my website) here.

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    The following companies have included leaflets with the Newsletter:

    CLT - 5th Annual Information Technology Law Update
    London 29th January 2003, Grange Holborn Hotel

    The conference, to be chaired by Jeremy Phillips of Slaughter and May, will review the important developments in e-commerce and information technology and will highlight future trends and issues of which practitioners should be aware.

    Areas to be covered:

  • Domain names and cybersquatting
  • Online games - the new legal issues
  • E-commerce: regulations, fraud and security
  • Software contracts - a review of recent cases
  • The current position on electronic signatures

    Call 0121 355 0900 (ask for Registrar) or email registrar@centlaw.com or book on the CLT site.


    CLT - 7th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
    London 23rd January 2003, Holiday Inn Bloomsbury

    The conference, to be chaired by Jeremy Phillips of Slaughter and May, will offer an invaluable guide to recent developments and areas to watch in intellectual property.

    Areas to be covered:

  • Worldwide IP protection - the important global issues
  • Trade marks - 3D marks, community trade marks and all the latest case law
  • Copyright and database right: the key developments
  • The new design law - the current position at EU and UK level
  • What's new in patents?
  • Parallel trade and the exhaustion of rights

    Call 0121 355 0900 (ask for Registrar) or email registrar@centlaw.com or book on the CLT site.


    Internet Newsletter for Lawyers

    Prices are:
    • £40 plus 3.50p VAT for normal subscribers - a printed copy and access to the online version.
    • £70 plus £12.25 VAT for Firms/Chambers/Universities with Intranets or muliple online access; this includes a printed copy.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 120 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

    In the award for "Legal Journal of the Year, 2001" which I received from the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL), they were kind enough to say..

    "Delia Venables has filled an emergent niche with a newsletter making an appropriate use of the dual media of printed and web with links to the sites".

    You will always find the address of the web version of the Newsletter on the front of the printed version, in the left hand column - all subscribers are welcome to use this!

    Delia Venables' Training Materials

    I now offer a complete range of training materials - a Beginners Guide and two sets of Advanced Studies. Each course involves printed material as well as online sessions, using a passworded area of my website. You do these in your own time. Each course can be purchased either in a single user version or in the multiple user/intranet version, allowing everyone in the organisation to take the course and obtain the CPD from the Law Society or the Bar Council. Very low cost CPD - and good fun too!

    Beginners' Guide to the Internet for Lawyers - September 2002 edition

    This consists of 2 parts - the initial "Guide" which you read in an armchair or on a train, and the "Tutorials" which you carry out seated at a computer with an Internet connection. The full text of the Tutorials is available in a passworded area of my web site. CPD is available - 8 hours for the English Law Society, 8 hours for the Bar Council and 5 hours for the Scottish Law Society.

    Price is £50 plus VAT for the single user licence and £100 plus VAT for the Intranet/Multiple User version i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 85 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

    If you have direct web access, there is information about the Guide and Tutorials here.

    First Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers - October 2002 edition

    Five Internet Studies for experienced Internet users exploring topics with legal relevance. The Studies cover:

  • Parliament and the Legislative Process
  • Government Online
  • Free Sources for Legal Research Online
  • Publishers' Sources for Legal Research Online
  • Selling Legal Services Online

    The Studies qualify for 5 CPD hours from the Law Society for England & Wales under the "Distance Learning" category, i.e. the work can be done in your own time. The Bar Council also accepts the Studies for 5 CPD hours.

    Cost is £40 plus VAT for an individual licence or £100 plus VAT for an Intranet/Multiple Use licence, i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.
    If you have direct web access, there are more details here.

    Second Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers - August 2002 edition

    Five More Internet Studies for experienced Internet users exploring topics with legal relevance. The Studies cover:
  • Legal Sites in Europe and particularly Ireland
  • Legal Sites across the World
  • Specifically Scottish Sites
  • Marketing Legal Services on the Web
  • Legal Resources Provided by Barristers

    The Studies qualify for 5 CPD hours from the Law Society for England & Wales under the "Distance Learning" category, i.e. the work can be done in your own time. The Bar Council also accepts the Studies for 5 CPD hours. You can take the two sets of Advanced Studies in either order - they cover different topics.

    Cost is £40 plus VAT for an individual licence or £100 plus VAT for an Intranet/Multiple Use licence, i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.
    If you have direct web access, there are more details here.

    Special offer for the two Sets of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers

    Each set qualifies for 5 CPD hours - they cover different material and you can get CPD (Law Society or Bar Council) on either or both of these.

    Usually, each set costs £40 plus £7 VAT but, if you buy both sets together, the total cost will be only £60 plus £10.50 VAT. For the Intranet/Multiple Use licence for these products, both sets together will cost £150 plus VAT instead of £100 each.

    Selling and Marketing Legal Services on the Web 2002 - March 2002

    A course with five online studies - essentially guided tours - on what firms are actually doing in 2002.

    This course Qualifies for 5 CPD hours from the Law Society of England & Wales - not from the Bar Council since the material only covers solicitors' firms

    Please note that this course will have a short shelf life - newly published in March 2002, it will be withdrawn at the end of the year.

  • Study One - Overview of the selling process
  • Study Two - Generating and selling legal documents on the web
  • Study Three - Specialisation and content
  • Study Four - Other models of selling legal services
  • Study Five - Specifically marketing

    Cost is £40 plus VAT for an individual licence or £100 plus VAT for an Intranet/Multiple Use licence, i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

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