http://www.spada.co.uk Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:39:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Swordplay likes the look of The Laws of Disruption, the new book by Larry Downes on the ways in which the internet has all but obliterated former laws and regulations, causing havoc in the process. As this review in the FT says, these days "We are forever playing catch up". ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/-verr7oPKDs/ http://www.spada.co.uk/laws-of-disruption/ The media is awash with stories criticizing UK libel laws. Click here for the latest, a summary of a memorandum to the Commons Select Committee averring that US publishers are likely to abandon selling copies of newspapers in the UK for fear of being sued for libel. But despite libel's uncomfortable ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/cC8_a4kdIe8/ http://www.spada.co.uk/what-price-changes-to-the-libel-laws/ An interesting finding, this, by the PCC, which concluded there was no evidence to substantiate claims made by the Guardian that an ongoing culture of phone-hacking existed at the News of the World. Note the veiled reprimand in these words by the PCC: "having reviewed the matter [we] could not ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/wZu5jpKECsQ/ http://www.spada.co.uk/the-guardian-sensationalist/ Picture the scene. A law firm has just appointed a PR agency. The latter's brief is to spread the word and assist in the redesign of the firm's logo. Here is some advice on the images not to use. 1. Skateboards. Even if the senior partner is an ex-skater au fait with ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/F_Zt_Z_RK3Q/ http://www.spada.co.uk/ten-images-not-to-use-in-law-firm-marketing/ Blade was recently asked to opine on the most memorable law firm ad. His first thought was that by InujuryLawyers4U, but not because it is good. Quite the opposite, in fact. The ad is infuriatingly smug and grates even with the sound turned down. Now wonder it was voted most ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/tJLxVVfht8s/ http://www.spada.co.uk/the-best-law-firm-ad/ Curiously, a perusal of the photo gallery on Carnage UK's website does not reveal the image of Philip Laing urinating on a war memorial. This can only be a glaring omission, for if ever a night out degenerated into carnage - the heavenly state to which Laing sought admittance when ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/SwEjNntB4r8/ http://www.spada.co.uk/carnage-uk-where-the-outrage-is/ The BDFA, a charity which is run by disabled people to offer disabled and disadvantaged people the opportunity to enjoy the experience of flying, is holding a fundraising auction on the 28th November. The BDFA opens flying to the disabled and profoundly ill, and in doing so makes a genuine impact on people's lives. ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/30jIx_prMtY/ http://www.spada.co.uk/call-for-support-british-disabled-flying-association-bdfa-charity-auction/ How to ensure you get paid on time (or, perhaps, at all, given our perilous economy)? There is some interesting advice courtesy of American website The Lawyerist. The site bills itself (sorry) as 'the lawyering survival guide', and it suggests that "If you have occasional trouble collecting from clients, you ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/WXklz2NQVWk/ http://www.spada.co.uk/paperclips-play-key-role-in-settlement-of-invoices/ Hot on the heels of the super-injunction outcry came the Sunday Times with a piece about libel tourism and now, in the Press Gazette, we find John Kampfner, the former New Statesman editor, calling for reform of the libel laws. In this, Kampfner is not alone, but we're not convinced ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/fSpVIPq-L0U/ http://www.spada.co.uk/should-the-libel-laws-be-changed/ Blade has thus far refrained from commenting on one of the biggest news stories of the day: the controversy which flowed after a Twitter user said that he thought another Twitter user was a bit boring. But Blade must apologise. It was wrong of him not to treat Twitter as ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spada-pr/~3/VvPKwzkknBY/ http://www.spada.co.uk/all-that-twitters-is-not-glee/