A brief history of the origins of the Statute of Limitations

(NOTE: This article was completely re-revised on 1 February 2010, all original content was changed). Summary The retention - and eventual disposal - of records is a common business practice, despite occasional concerns about what gets destroyed.  Justice Scalia, in Arthur Andersen LLP v United States (No. 04-368, 2004) said as much about the destruction of …

A Semantic Office

The basic concepts and theory behind the idea of a 'semantic web' are already available in XML-based documents produced in Word 2007 and Open Office. This has potential implications for the way records could be managed within organisations, leading to the possibility of a 'semantic office'.