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HIPs - The Concorde Effect  The Law Society's Gazette 7/6/2007 Looks behind the last minute postponement to HIPs Read
HIPs could fall at final hurdle  The Law Society's Gazette 30/11/ 2006 Examines the possibility that the Government might change policy at the last moment  Read

E-conveyancing – a Target for Phishers? Managing Risk Spring 2005 An overview of some of the risks involved in the introduction of e-conveyancing.   Read (PDF)

The End is Nigh - Or Possibly Not  Internet Newsletter for Lawyers September/October 2004.  Does e-conveyancing mean disaster for the High Street conveyancer?  Read

When claims go through the roof.  The Law Society's Gazette 13/5/2004 p.33 A look at whether the house price boom can continue and the implications for solicitors if prices fall.  Read 

The Curse of Cottingham. The Law Society's Gazette. 4/3/2004 p.35 How a single first instance decision has led to increased delays in the process of buying and selling houses  Read 

Hold the Fries New Law Journal (2003) Vol.153 No.7108 pp.1858-9  A review of US obesity litigation against the fast food industry

Catalogue of Errors Solicitors Journal 5/12/03 p.1376  The Public Accounts Committee report on the Libra project

Quantum Leaps  Legal IT  Nov/Dec 2003 pp10-12  A look at developments in quantum computing and number theory  

Judging the judges Spiked 28/10/03  Examines the reasons why judges are receiving more criticism  Read

E-conveyancing: costs to the user. New Law Journal 14/11/2003 pp.1696-7 An analysis of the financial implications of the Government's plans to introduce e-conveyancing

Judging Liability. Spiked 03/10/03.  The House of Lords tries to limit the growth in personal injury claims.  Read

Canadian Model. Solicitors Journal 28/11/03 pp.1351-2  An review of the e-reg system in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Law begets law. Spiked 29/7/03 A look at the way in which the Human Rights Act 1998 is encouraging a litigation culture.  Read 

The human side to IT. The Law Society's Gazette. 25/09/03 A comment piece looking at the limits of IT. 

E-Conveyancing - Promise and Reality Internet Newsletter for Lawyers Delia Venables September/October 2003, A look at the areas where e-conveyancing will succeed and those where it probably won't.   Read

Arguments prove to be paper thin. Estates Gazette EGi (2003) No.0305 p.137 1/2/2003 This short comment piece examines why the dream of the paperless office is unlikely to materialise.   

A ticking time bomb? New Law Journal pp.1138-9 25/7/03  This looks at the issue of cyber-liability insurance

LINZ unveiled Solicitors Journal SJ Vol 147 No 29 pp.858-9 25/7/03 An examination of the New Zealand system of e-conveyancing

Ready for Action Solicitors Journal SJ (2003) Vol.147 No.12 p. 336-7 28/03/03  A review of the result of the HMLR consultation process.

Netting SuccessSolicitors Journal  SJ (2003) Vol.147 No.5 p.132  7/2/2003 This looks at how to build a low-cost knowledge management intranet

E-conveyancing: Security requirements Solicitors Journal SJ Vol.146 No.15 pp. 360-361 19/4/2002

The cost of e-conveyancing Law Society's Gazette LSG Vol.99 No.11 p. 43  14/3/2002  

The BadTrans virus and e-conveyancing Computers and Law  Vol.12  Issue No.5 pp. 8-9  1/1/2002 This looks at the way that blended viruses and in particular ones that do not need to have the attachment opened and install key loggers could pose a threat to systems based on passwords and passphrases.

Bricks and Mortar - The real cost of IT Law Society's Gazette Vol.98 No.45 p.30  22/11/2001 

Email eavesdroppers Solicitors Journal SJ Vol.145 No.40 Pages 992-993  26/10/2001 This examines just how easy (or more accurately how difficult) it is to actually intercept email 

The perils of non-repudiation Law Society's Gazette LSG Vol.98 No.39 p.45 11/10/2001 

Digital Signatures - Security issues and real-world conveyancing   New Law Journal Vol.151 No.6993 pp.1100-1101 20/7/2001 A review of some of the fundamental problems with digital signatures.

E-Conveyancing - A Critical View.  Conveyancing and Property Law Journal (Ireland) [2003] Vol. 8, No. 2. pp.26-30. A critical assessment of some technical aspects of electronic conveyancing

E-Conveyancing: Problems Ahead.  The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer. [2003] 67 Conv., May/June pp.215-224