13.3.07 New EU Cross-Border Debt Recovery rules
4.12.06 Change of address - e-LITIGATE are moving
30.5.06 Court Practitioners' IT Forum
1.04.06 e-Filing progress in England
12.02.06 e-LITIGATE features in "FIRM" magazine
24.1.06 THE SCOTSMAN Law section features e-LITIGATE profile
15.12.05 Leading judge opines "IT central to the future of courts"
3.12.05 e-LITIGATE celebrates its first business milestone
13.3.07 New EU Cross-Border Debt Recovery rules
Enforcing a debt in another country is becoming easier. The European Order for Payment now provides a standard, quick and efficient debt recovery mechanism for claims throughout the EU that are uncontested. It can be used for small claims as well as high value debts. The procedure operates (where possible) by automatic electronic data processing. Costs are determined by national law but have to be equivalent to domestic court fees. Contact Mark Harrison for more information about Debt Recovery issues.
4.12.06 Change of address - e-LITIGATE are moving
In order to set a foundation for the firm's expansion plans in 2007, e-LITIGATE have moved address to 61A Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3AA. All other contact details remain unchanged.
30.5.06 Court Practitioners' IT Forum
To read the recent article by Mark Harrison in the Law Society of Scotland Journal click here
1.04.06 e-Filing progress in England
Progress continues south of the border towards what must inevitably become
the norm in this and other jurisdictions: electronic filing of court documents.
Four English firms are to take part in a trial at the Commercial Court
in London later this year. In essence, this will allow documents to be
submitted to court and distributed in electronic format. Known as the
Commercial Court IT project, the Lord Chancellor has commented that “The
CCIT project ….will provide an opportunity to test the concept of
an integrated case management, e-file and diary system so that other jurisdictions
may benefit in the future.”
To Scottish legal readers this might sound revolutionary, but the fact
is that the English are well behind other European, Far East, and North
American jurisdictions. Indeed, the profession south of the border have
a real fear that the slow move forward of their commercial court into
the 21st Century could damage them irretrievably.
In this context, where goes Scots Law? Arguably, projects like the Scottish
Land Register’s automated registration of title process with its
use of digital signatures gives Scots lawyers a current advantage over
the English. Rather than wait for those south of the border to put their
house in order “so that other jurisdictions may benefit” why
not seize this initiative and lead the way.
12.02.06 e-LITIGATE features in "FIRM" magazine
e-LITIGATE features as the Cover Story in Firm magazine. Read the full article here.
24.1.06 THE SCOTSMAN Law section features e-LITIGATE profile
Link to full article in Scotsman online for subscribers.
15.12.05 Leading judge opines "IT central to the future of courts"
In comments made to the English Law Society's Gazette recently, Lord Justice Neuberger stressed how essential it was for the (English) Courts to modernise their administrative systems. With particular reference to the commercial courts, his view was that modernisation was essential to prevent business slipping away to other fora -
"I think compare to competitors, if it is right to talk about competitors, we should be worried.....if you look at what they have in Singapore, or New York and other places that are trying to grab our commercial court work, there is cause for concern............if because of our antiquated buildings or our antiquated process systems, we start losing work to other jurisdictions, it'll be very difficult to get back."
The English and Scottish courts are moving towards electronic case management and electronic filing systems but progress is slow. Whichever jurisdiction gets there first will offer a real advantage to those of its practitioners equipped to make fullest use of these systems' advantages. At e-LITIGATE we are ready for these developments now.
3.12.05 e-LITIGATE celebrates its first business milestone
e - LITIGATE, an innovative Civil Litigation law firm, celebrates its successful first month in business.
Practice principal, Mark Harrison, comments:
"Starting any new business, whether it be a law firm or budget airline, requires a huge effort in terms of research, planning and implementation. It is a particular challenge when the task involves the integratation of cutting-edge technology with a traditional business practice.
It is fulfilling to see our investment producing the gains in productivity and client service that our planning envisaged. Our clients have responded very positively to the new way of working together that we offer. I am excited by our firm's prospects as we go into the new year."