LexeleratorLegal Wiki: a lawyer’s point of view

Thibault VerbiestAttorney at the bars of Brussels and Paris

www.ulys.net

www.droit-technologie.org

thibault.verbiest@ulys.net

Brussels 7 May 2008

Background–SME’s are more and more concerned with online issues.

–Online worlds are not exempt of legal obligations.

=>SME developing online business must be aware and advised.

–Only few SME’s (and few lawyers) are up-to-date with online legal issues.

=>it is necessary to inform.

A legal WIKI ?– Best way to inform is WIKI because it is:

1. Always online

2. For everybody from any country

3. Always active and enriched via contributors

How it works ?– Legal definitions give a framework

everybody can understand

– Using the framework :

• everybody can be proactive when developing a business strategy.

• everybody can analyse problems

• everybody can point out specific issues and avoid « simple » legal problems

=> It is essential for SME’s (lawyer clients)

How it works 2 ?–From a lawyer’s point of view, it is useful too :

1.clients are supposed to have been thinking before developing.

=>if problems arise, they are minimized.

2.Clients are already aware of vocabulary and kind of issues

=>they understand what the lawyer explains.

=>They understand why the lawyer advices to do this and not this in the future.

Is Lexelerator the ultimate ?– It is not: SME’s are not lawyers.

– It is not: some problems are only revealed « when it is too late » for a basic solution

– But Lexelerator gives a basic helpful knowledge.

=>Lexelerator and lawyers are complementary.

Can Lexelerator be upgraded ?– It must !

– New definitions (according to new online concepts and issues) must be provided.

– Lexelerator could be inescapable to be well-informed (Lexelerator should be the homepage of every SME’s !)

Thank you !

Thibault VerbiestAvocat au barreau de Paris et de Bruxelles

www.ulys.netwww.droit-technologie.org thibault.verbiest@ulys.net