Info in Brief

l talking shopLondon law firm Kaltons has teamed up with the Design Council to offer an on-line surgery on design-related legal issues during this week's 'Design in Business' week.

Scheduled for one hour a day, each session will have a particular theme and take place in a chat-room.LINKS: www.kaltons.co.uk/kaltons-frameset.htm

l oyezstraker channels land searchesOyezStraker and TM (formerly known as Teramedia) have formed a partnership that makes OyezStraker the sole external supplier to solicitors of TM's National Land Information Service (NLIS) search facility.

TM has one of the channel licences which allow solicitors to make all their conveyancing searches on-line.

It is being marketed through Oyez Professional Services and Stat Plus.

TM is a joint venture created by KPMG and Intergraph UK.LINKS: www.oyezstraker.co.uk

l hammonds extends video linkHammond Suddards Edge has expanded its use of video conferencing technology - the Tandberg 5000 mobile infrastructure from Direct Visual Group - to its Hong Kong office and three offices in Italy.

IT director David Cannell said: 'The financial case for the system is already established, and the return on the first phase of investment was achieved well ahead of plan.' The firm already uses the system in England, Germany and Belgium.

l outsourcing 'FIRST'Legal accounting bureau AM Services has launched what it claims is the first on-line outsourced accounting service of its kind, offering an integrated accounts, time recording and practice management system capable of being updated by both clients and the company.

The product, AMS interACCtive, is an alliance of AM Services, Meridian Legal Systems and Stack Computer Systems.