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1. The Future – Online Interactive Legal Advice Centres

   We must rule technology – technology must not rule us Helped by Human Oversight and advanced ICT 2013 to 2023 to 2033 For Jane and Joe Public and Family a Smarter – Quicker – Cheaper - System of Justice for All Legal Advice for $20 per hour – not $200 per hour Why ? Because one important Pillar of our Civilisation is the Rule of Law and another important Pillar is the Future of our Children’s Children And because a fundamental Right of All is a well-balanced and easily accessible System of Justice John Ritchie McGladdery LVI FALM Conference 2013
2. # The benefits to the Public, with Lawyers’ use of advanced ICT, will be a smarter, quicker, cheaper, better system of Justice. Use of the revolution in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can bring many benefits to all who will wish to use Legal Services. # The benefits for the Legal Professionals are, through ease and speed of ICT combined with an overall reduction in costs, the retention of old Clients and the gaining new Clients. # The benefits to the Judiciary, thus to the Public, will be more open and transparent Justice
3. Jane and Joe Public like Law via the Internet LVI and also like Free Access to Law Movement FALMin addition they would also like Free Representation, Free Judgments, Free Monitoring But nothing can be totally free even though Online Interactive Legal Advice Centres e-LACs would make all of the above substantially cheaper to Jane and Joe Public Jane and Joe Public want to pay only $20 per hour Lawyers like to be paid $200 per hour so how to accommodate all Parties ? How best to Fund the creation and operation of e-LACs ?
4. Law via the Internet – build upon its success with Online Interactive Legal Advice Centres-LACs From 2013 - A vision of the Future - 2023 the Shape of things to Come – on to 2033 with advances in ICT + Human oversight + super Computers = Humanoids LVI and FLAM should Innovate with Imagination with ICT create new e-LACs - John Ritchie McGladdery
5. 2013 - The Lie Detector – Not Admissible : Then Neuroscience and ICT combine so by 2023 – The Emotion Detector – Admissible : Then with the Super Humanoid Computer 2033 – The Truth Detector and Big Big Brother However with Human oversight then Wisdom will prevail and Justice will reign supreme ………. ?
6. Summary of Discussion Paper – The Future arrives – Some major issues to address Relationships The Legal Profession Communications Jane and Joe Public Advances in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are racing forward Public awareness of ICT is fuelling the demand for faster and better Legal services Solicitors and Barristers – Advantages - but Transformation of Professions 6. How should the Legal Profession take advantage of these dramatic advances in ICT ? With ICT, the Past does not always predict the Future Future possibilities – Academia – Solicitors and Barristers with the Judiciary Transparency and Openness raises issues re Privacy – Extracts re Lord Justice Wall 10. Beware - Big Brother with Big Data will follow you and your clients everywhere Governance – Financial – Technical – Competition – Security – Privacy – Ethics Legal Advice Centres e-LACs - The LVI and FLAM could lead - Innovate and Interact

7. Online Interactive Legal Advice Centres e-LACs

   With LVI and FALM - Innovate and Interact Learn from the Past – Live in the Present Look to the Future A Vision the Future - 2013 on to 2023 on to 2033 When Men plan the Future the Gods laugh but remember always We must rule technology – technology must not rule Us John Ritchie McGladdery