Instead of spending hours in libraries poring over documents, lawyers and others can now do their research on the Web. Now I just download a judgment into my own computer. And if I want to quote from the judgment, I simply copy and paste. Increasingly, Hong Kong lawyers are just clicks away from information on past cases and rulings. But it's not the fee the firm is after.
Masons plans to offer consultations via e-mail for a fee by the end of the year.
The company's main aim, however, is to recruit new clients. Only weeks after its on-line debut, Peter Bullock, a lawyer at the firm, says it has already landed a few. SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings has launched Hong Kong's fourth broadband service using wireless technology. Analysts said the deal fell through after NTT demanded a say in the running of the Malaysian firm. Review Publishing Company Limited, Hong Kong.