Building the lawyer‐proof Web site

Abstract

The lawyer‐proof Web site is, regrettably, either a contradiction in terms or an unachievable Platonic ideal. Whilst it may be possible to ensure that a Web site is reasonably safe under the laws of one country, or even a few major countries, the chances of doing so for every country from which it can be accessed are not great. The ideal of the lawyer‐proof Web site also embodies a hidden irony: to approach the ideal the site designer needs to involve a lawyer in the design of the Web site from an early stage, before irrevocable decisions about structure of the site and pathways through it have been taken and implemented.

Citation

Smith, G.J.H. (1996), "Building the lawyer‐proof Web site", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 48 No. 6, pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051424