The term “webinar” is banded about like confetti at a wedding. In fact, the definition of a “webinar” is pretty straightforward. A webinar is a “virtual event” and uses the internet allowing you to effectively deliver messages and interact with your audience.

In my last blog, I referred to the fact that I felt legal firms are no longer lagging behind other sectors when it comes to embracing new technology and changing the way they work. As someone who advises over 200 law firms about new conferencing and collaboration technology, I’ve detected a sea change in thinking which seems to be borne out by other more formal pieces of research.

This time last year I wrote an article criticising the legal profession for being behind the curve in embracing new ways of communicating internally and externally.

Cold calling is not illegal, but its unprecedented rise over recent years means that many are now asking for current legislation to be reviewed and tightened up to protect all of us against the worst excesses of something that is fast becoming more than just a nuisance.

Michael Gove was always opposed to the previous Minister of Justice, Chris Grayling’s criminal courts charge [where those who plead guilty in a magistrates court have to pay £150, but if they fight the case and are eventually convicted in a crown court, they have to hand over £1,200].