May
25
Possession claims online
Filed Under Justice
Following the success of the Money Claim Online (MCOL) service, HM Courts Service is developing Possession Claim Online (PCOL) which will manage claims in county courts for possession of residential property for non-payment of rent or mortgage only. Testing will be undertaken in August/September 2005 with rollout to up to six proving courts in October […]
By Nick Holmes, 25 May 2005
May
25
A single planning application form
Filed Under Government
The ODPM has launched a consultation on a single online Standard Planning Application form for England and Wales (1 APP). Whatever type of permission is sought, the single application form is completed. The application is built up from various sections depending on answers to questions about the planning proposal. The Planning Portal, which will act […]
By Nick Holmes, 25 May 2005
May
16
HMSO subsumed by OPSI
Filed Under Public Sector Information
“With the implementation of the EU Directive on the re-use of Public Sector Information in 2005 it was decided that there was a need for a dedicated body to be the principal focal point for advising on and regulating the operation of public sector information re-use. The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) has been […]
By Nick Holmes, 16 May 2005
May
16
From DTI to DPEI and back
Filed Under Government
Only days after rebranding the DTI as the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry as part of his reshuffle, Tony Blair has caved in to universal derision by reverting to Department of Trade and Industry: FT report.
By Nick Holmes, 16 May 2005
May
11
More free law - open access to judgments for legal teaching
Filed Under Cases, Legal Information Institutes
On 5 May JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) and BAILII unveiled the Open Law project which has the potential to transform the delivery of legal teaching and public access to legal materials in the UK. Open Law will focus on the core needs of staff and students on law courses at all levels, including […]
By Nick Holmes, 11 May 2005
May
11
I’ve been hard at work with Delia Venables these past few months putting together a new online publication called Whither the Legal Web?, designed to bring you up to date on legal web developments, point you to where it’s going and earn you CPD points. The fruits of our labours are now published. Please support […]
By Nick Holmes, 11 May 2005
May
5
A case of euro-legal technobable
Filed Under Europe
I can’t help but think that Caselex, a project supported by the European Commission and scheduled for 2006, is crying out for translators and editors:
“Caselex will serve as a European case law backbone accessing and converting the comprehensive base of case law into easy obtainable and usable knowledge for open distribution through intermediaries and directly […]
By Nick Holmes, 5 May 2005
