Though it probably went unnoticed by most people, "Naked Law" recently had its first birthday, which was a cause for a minor celebration for the Naked Lawyers - not least because when we started writing, the field of UK lawyers blogging was almost uncharted territory (at least when compared with the many US "blawgers"), so we didn't entirely know what to expect.
On the whole, we've been delighted with the reception Naked Law has received. We've seen some heated discussions played out on the blog, for instance (predictably) around software patents and the Sony rootkit debacle; we've had the opportunity to join in debate with other tech-law bloggers, such as Justin Patten at Human Law, geeklawyer, and Lilian Edwards at Blogscript/Pangloss; we've had interest from the media, including the Law Society's Gazette, The Times and even the Cambridge Evening News; and we've all spent a lot of time keeping up to speed with the latest tech-stories hitting the news.
To celebrate our first birthday, the team is looking for suggestions about what the future should hold for Naked Law. On a simple level, we're looking for a new logo - we like the simplicity of the text on the page and don't want to clutter it with pictures, but we would like something a little bolder than the heading we currently use. And we would be grateful for feedback from readers (by email or as a comment) about our content - are we talking about the right subjects? Are we giving enough detail (or too much)?
Over the last year, there has been a gradual increase in the number of UK law blogs and even new wikis (see Delia's list). And we're seeing further legal challenges to bloggers, such as the secretary sacked for allegedly bringing her employers into disrepute. It's still an exciting time to be blogging about the law in the UK. Please let us know how you think we should be responding.
Congrats!! I like your blog too :-)
Posted by: Liian Edwards | July 27, 2006 at 09:58 PM