IBLS Monthly Newsletter June 2002 Volume 1 No. 6
In This Issue:
First online Masters in E-Commerce Law program launches with the IBLS database FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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First Online Masters in E-Commerce Law Program Launches with IBLS Database
(Irvine, CA, May 23, 2002) – The world’s first online Masters in Tax Law (LL.M.) with E-Commerce Specialization will launch this fall at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Legal and accounting professionals from around the world are expected to participate in this online program. The LL.M. program will draw on course material from International Business Law Services’ (IBLS) database of law summaries authored by experts from more than 30 countries, and includes such topics as global tax planning, U.S. tax and E-commerce tax. The database also includes summaries on Internet privacy, Intellectual Property, Cybercrime, Techno torts and other specialized areas of law that touch on the Internet.
The IBLS online education program allows legal and accounting professionals to be the first to earn an LL.M. degree in E-Commerce related fields via the Internet. The IBLS Legal Database used in this program contains summaries written in an easy-to-understand business language, is accessible in multiple languages and includes immediate access to the original source of law and regulation. IBLS Legal Network Partners, representing law firms around the world, participate in updating the database by writing summaries on constantly changing Internet regulations and laws.
“Education has become a 'new economy' leader in both the global and US markets,” said Professor William Byrnes, executive director of the LL.M. program at St. Thomas, which has used Internet delivered training for the past five years. “This type of niche tax degree is particularly conducive to an email/Internet format. It allows a web-based forum for more student interaction, allows non-resident students to participate and allows all students enrolled to focus on the core learning required of reading, research and analytical writing.”
“The complexities surrounding global E-commerce are compounded by the legal regulations that vary from country to country, which is why there is a need for an education program that can explain it all at the convenience of the student,” said Howard Bilton, chairman of The Sovereign Group, global specialists in offshore and onshore tax planning with offices in 20 locations. “This program allows professionals based in different parts of the world to simultaneously learn about the crucial tax and other laws in a wide range of jurisdictions and thereby avoid costly pitfalls inherent in the regulatory environment of the Internet.”
IBLS has created the content for six ABA-accredited courses, including the syllabus and module program, and provides the professors to teach the courses. Additional information on the LL.M. program is available by visiting www.stu.edu/tax or www.edu.ibls.com.
About IBLS
IBLS is the world’s first complete source of legal information and counsel for legal issues relating to the Internet. IBLS’ services are designed to help companies understand how international developments in all areas of Internet law may affect their business. IBLS headquarters are located in Irvine, CA, with branch offices in Vancouver, Canada, and Brussels, Belgium. For further information, please visit http://www.ibls.com or call 949-727-0171.
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International Business Law Services joins European Commission's Board of E-Commerce Experts The Information Society of the European Commission has invited International Business Law Services (IBLS) to join it's distingished panel of E-Commerce experts. IBLS will assist in the "Dr. E-Commerce" initiative which answers questions sent in from companies or individuals with specific E-Commerce issues.
"We are pleased to contribute our E-Commerce legal knowledge to the European Union", said Eric Gazin, Director of Marketing for IBLS. "There are still differing views between the United States and the European Union on the development of E-Commerce laws and regulations, and IBLS is in position to add it's voice to the dialogue", he added.
For more information on the Information Society of the European Commission's E-Commerce activities, please visit their website by clicking here.
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First annual IBLS distinguished legal writing award competition for Legal Network Partners IBLS is pleased to announce a special initiative to recognize outstanding law summaries that are submitted by our worldwide Legal Network Partner law firms. On or about December 20, 2002, IBLS will announce the selection of the law summary chosen for the Network Partner Distinguished Legal Writing Award. All summaries submitted by Network Partner firms no later than November 22, 2002 will be eligible.
This award winning law summary will be featured in a specially designated section on the main IBLS page, as well as indexed in the database. In addition, the company will award 500 of IBLS’ common shares stock options to the author of the winning summary.
The summary will be judged by our panel of lawyers and law professors based on the following criteria: Clarity of Thought (40%), Analysis of Concept/Legal Issue (30%), Usefulness of Information (30%). Please see the author guidelines for more detail on writing the summaries.
Network Partner firms are encouraged to submit as many summaries as they would like. Each summary will be read and evaluated by the panel for possible award before submission to the IBLS online database. Submissions for the award should be entered using the Network Partner's loggin information. For lawyers and law firms interested in learning more about joining the IBLS Legal Network Partner program, please contact IBLS at partners@ibls.com
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