Blue sky thinking

• Under the GDPR, no set of chambers or barrister can ignore the need to work in a secure manner that protects their documentation and data.
• While the cloud and mobile solutions will never replace or transform all of the services that barristers can offer their clients, they will help them adapt to the continued digitisation of the legal system and adhere to the GDPR.

Although steeped in traditional practice methodology, the legal sector continues to rise to the challenge of delivering a modern justice system and digital courtroom. Contrary to common perception, barristers’ chambers have often been quick to adopt modern working practises, including the use of IT. Lately that ‘early adoption’ has been spurred on by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a law that every organisation must abide by.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has made it clear that reducing data held on paper and the associated risks is a key focus. We’ve previously read about barristers