Apr
30
In March the Law Society launched Catalyst, a new online service enabling searches of its complete catalogue of legal publications dating from the 16th century. The catalogue also contains several specialist indexes compiled by the library enquiry team, covering English and European Union cases, EU documents, Commencements of Statutes, Precedents and Frequently Asked Questions. Catalyst […]
By Nick Holmes, 30 April 2004
Apr
23
Transport: Forwarderlaw
Filed Under Law sites
Forwarderlaw.com is a comprehensive resource for legal information on freight forwarding, maintained by Peter Jones of the Toronto law firm Paterson MacDougall which specialises in transportation and insurance law. It includes an online commentary to keep you in touch with developments in the law, recent cases on the law of international transport, a section on […]
By Nick Holmes, 23 April 2004
Apr
21
The EU advisory working party on data protection and privacy issues in Europe, made up of the national Data Protection Commissioners of the member states, has published an opinion on the proper interpretation and application of that part of the recent EU Directive on privacy and electronic communications which deals with direct marketing by e-mail […]
By Nick Holmes, 21 April 2004
Apr
20
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) last year launched a formal investigation into the accessibility of websites in the UK and has now published its findings: ‘The Web: Access and Inclusion for Disabled People’. Accessibility is a legal requirement under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, but the report concludes that many public websites are impossible for […]
By Nick Holmes, 20 April 2004
Apr
19
As we move closer to the moment when the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is brought fully into force on 1 January 2005, the Department for Constitutional Affairs has released an implementation roadmap for public bodies in England and Wales with guidance on exemptions, networks for FoI practitioners, recommendations on how IT systems should be […]
By Nick Holmes, 19 April 2004
Apr
19
The Solicitors Incorporated Practice Rules 2004 (SIPR) came into force on 13 February 2004, replacing the 2001 Rules. The new Rules have been incorporated into the The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors, the Law Society’s definitive authority on the rules and principles of professional conduct for practising solicitors which is available online. The […]
By Nick Holmes, 19 April 2004
Apr
16
Corporate Finance: Takeover Code resources
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Simmons & Simmons’ Takeover Code Resources, launched in February, comprise a collection of tools and resources for corporate finance professionals engaged in UK public takeovers. Simmons & Simmons is a firm with a wealth of expertise in UK public mergers and acquisitions and with lawyers who, through their experiences on secondment with the Panel on […]
By Nick Holmes, 16 April 2004
Apr
16
The Law Society has published email guidelines for solicitors, intended to assist principals or others in solicitors’ firms responsible for drawing up or approving a firm’s email policy. The guidelines deal with such issues as confidentiality, record keeping, the statutory environment, e-commerce, spam and email security.
Law Society Email guidelines [updated]
By Nick Holmes, 16 April 2004
Apr
16
The European Parliament has voted to approve the controversial Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive by a vote of 330 to 151. While the law was originally drawn up to target professional pirates, criminals and counterfeiters who make copies of goods such as football shirts or CDs, the directive was later expanded to cover any infringement […]
By Nick Holmes, 16 April 2004
Apr
16
Legal Publishers: Lawzone relaunched
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As presaged in our February item, TheLawyer.com relaunched LawZone last month. All traces of its former identity have disappeared and LawZone is now a subsite of TheLawyer site, presentationally similar to the other main sections, Lawyer News, Lawyer Jobs, Lawyer Diary, Lawyer Directories and Business Watch.
LawZone presents News and Features and Articles provided by law […]
By Nick Holmes, 16 April 2004
