Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
May/June 2003, by Delia Venables

ISSN 1467 - 3835 © Copyright retained by Delia Venables and respective authors 2003

New Site for the Lord Chancellor's Department by Mike Wicksteed

New Laws for E-privacy by Eduardo Ustaran

The Story of Divorce-Online by Mark Keenan

Case Tracking Online - Case Studies assembled by Delia Venables:
Axxia - Morton Fraser by Ian Thomson
DPS - Stanley Tee by Ian Fretwell
EasyConvey - Chartahouse by Nick Hawkins
Linetime - LCL Collections by Ian Longbottom
Norwel - Lees Lloyd Whitley by Tony Nicholls
Pericom - Franklins by Michael Franklin
SellersLink - Bates & Partners by Matthew Clark
also... Suppliers Offering Case Tracking Online

Resources for Web Development

News from BAILII by Joe Ury

Developments at Sweet & Maxwell by Katy Adelson

Review of Westlaw IE by Nuala Byrne

Locating an Expert Witness by Clive Lougher

Voluntary Sector Providing Legal Information on the Web (or not, as the case may be) by Steve Donnison

Dotpro Domains Restricted by Tim Brown

European Judicial Network

Advertisements in the Newsletter:
Practical Lease Precedents Online from Sweet & Maxwell
EGi's Legal Service for Property Law
Justis from Context
Scots Law Direct from LexisNexisUK
ActiveLawyer - easy updating of your website
Developing a Portal - Arkgroup conference

Information on the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers and Training Materials

Please see also the Overall Index by Subject Groupings covering the last 18 months.

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....
March/April 2003
January/February 2003
November/December 2002
September/October 2002
July/August 2002
May/June 2002
March/April 2002
January/February 2002

There is a pdf version of this newsletter here (220K) or alternatively (using direct addressing for my website) here.

There is a pdf version of the Irish Extra (the review of Westlaw IE) here (34K) or alternatively (using direct addressing for my website) here.

Advertisements

The following advertisements appear in the Newsletter:

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    Developing a Portal for Your Law Firm from Ark Group

    A 2-day Conference for IT Professionals and Managing Partners in the legal profession on 18th and 19th June.

    Hear leading case studies from:

    • Matthew Cleverdon, Client Technology Solutions Manager, Wragge & Co.
    • Janet Day, IT Director, Berwin Leighton Paisner
    • Kevin Doolan, Partner, Head of e-Strategy, Eversheds
    • Sarah Hiller, Head of Global Practice Management Systems, Clifford Chance
    • Kate Hodson, Head of Knowledge Management, CMS Cameron McKenna
    • Paul Longhurst, Business Integration Manager, Herbert Smith
    • Heather Robinson, Head of Information Services, Bevan Ashford
    • Adam Westbroke, Head of IT, Taylor Wessing
    • Ian McFiggans, IT Director, Lovells
    • Julian Baker, Legal Technology Solutions Ltd, formerly Osborne Clarke
    • Mike Robinson, Chief Information Officer, Partnerships UK
    • Andrew Levison, Partner and Head of IS Consultancy, Baker Robbins and Co.
    • Neil Cameron, Consultant, Neil Cameron Consultants
    There is also a post-conference workshop on 20th June.

    Visit the site to download the full programme, ring 020 8758 2700, or email hanson@ark-group.com.


    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 multiple 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

    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 80 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

    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 65 euros for the individual licence and 150 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

    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 65 euros for the individual licence and 150 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.

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