Comments on: The free legal web http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/ The inside track since 2003 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Help from the top « FreeLegalWeb http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-107988 Help from the top « FreeLegalWeb Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:46:36 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-107988 [...] man at the top, Cabinet Office Minister for Transformational Government Tom Watson. is on the case! I think I can help and I’m going to talk to colleagues in the Ministry of Justice and the power [...] [...] man at the top, Cabinet Office Minister for Transformational Government Tom Watson. is on the case! I think I can help and I’m going to talk to colleagues in the Ministry of Justice and the power [...]

]]> By: Tom http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55264 Tom Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:34:11 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55264 As Gramsci, I think, said "the struggle takes many forms". Thanks for you comments. Nick - it is possible to pursue different strands of work at varying rates of speed. I take your point fully though. There are basic - elemental even, things we have to implement much more quickly. Search, usability, common access standards to name but a few. Francis - the easiest way for me to help with the tricky stuff is to bring this initiative to the attention of Jack Straw and Michael Wills. I'm sure they'd want to help. As Gramsci, I think, said “the struggle takes many forms”.

Thanks for you comments. Nick – it is possible to pursue different strands of work at varying rates of speed. I take your point fully though. There are basic – elemental even, things we have to implement much more quickly. Search, usability, common access standards to name but a few.

Francis – the easiest way for me to help with the tricky stuff is to bring this initiative to the attention of Jack Straw and Michael Wills. I’m sure they’d want to help.

]]> By: Nick Holmes http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55220 Nick Holmes Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:52:01 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55220 Tom, My view is Gov should walk properly the Web 2.0 way and only then then attempt to run like we'd like you to. I know there's a huge mountain to climb in delivering the data nirvana we'd all love to see across the board, but first tell us where it all is and what's being added with rich RSS feeds (full DC metadata including the standard Gov subjects and bibliographic citations). That shouldn't be too hard. Currently it's a mess. Tom, My view is Gov should walk properly the Web 2.0 way and only then then attempt to run like we’d like you to. I know there’s a huge mountain to climb in delivering the data nirvana we’d all love to see across the board, but first tell us where it all is and what’s being added with rich RSS feeds (full DC metadata including the standard Gov subjects and bibliographic citations). That shouldn’t be too hard. Currently it’s a mess.

]]> By: Simon Dickson http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55153 Simon Dickson Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:09:21 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55153 A quick mention for www.statutelaw.gov.uk - one of those hidden gems of e-government. Obviously, it's written in legal / Parliamentary language, which won't help most humans... but it's pretty cool to look back at stuff from the 13th century, which still (I think) is in force today. A quick mention for http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk – one of those hidden gems of e-government. Obviously, it’s written in legal / Parliamentary language, which won’t help most humans… but it’s pretty cool to look back at stuff from the 13th century, which still (I think) is in force today.

]]> By: Francis Irving http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55152 Francis Irving Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:58 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55152 Tom, I've just <a href="http://blog.okfn.org/2008/08/20/a-wikipedia-of-english-law/" rel="nofollow">posted a summary</a> of what needs doing in terms of raw data from the public sector (and associated charities such as BAILII and the law report people). Some is easy (opening up new court decision data feeds), some organisationally tricky for you but v. important (freeing the Law Reports), some hard but not essential so good long term goals (improving the structure and completeness of the Statute Law Database). Tom, I’ve just posted a summary of what needs doing in terms of raw data from the public sector (and associated charities such as BAILII and the law report people).

Some is easy (opening up new court decision data feeds), some organisationally tricky for you but v. important (freeing the Law Reports), some hard but not essential so good long term goals (improving the structure and completeness of the Statute Law Database).

]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55147 Letters From A Tory Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:49:13 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55147 Might be a useful exercise - any chance you could stop the government attacking our right to trial by jury while you're on the subject? http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com Might be a useful exercise – any chance you could stop the government attacking our right to trial by jury while you’re on the subject?

http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com

]]> By: Jeremy Gould http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55141 Jeremy Gould Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:48:11 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55141 Mmm, looks worth a conversation. Mmm, looks worth a conversation.

]]> By: Nick Holmes http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2008/08/the-free-legal-web/comment-page-1/#comment-55138 Nick Holmes Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:24:14 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2547#comment-55138 Thanks Tom! Thanks Tom!

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