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UKJT publishes Legal Statement on digital assets and English insolvency law

News • April 29, 2024

Following consultation, the UKJT has published its Legal Statement on Digital Assets and English Insolvency Law. This is the third Legal Statement issued by the UKJT. The first was its Legal Statement on the Status of Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts. published in November 2019. The second was its Legal Statement on the Issuance and Transfer…

Burley Law delivers SCL AI for Schools Workshop

News • April 2, 2024

Inspiring the next generation of lawyers Reccy Midigo, paralegal (SQE Trainee) and Hermon Demsas, paralegal, of Burley Law recently ran an SCL AI for Schools workshop for Law & Criminology students at Cardinal Newman Catholic School and Sixth Form, Coventry. SCL AI for Schools is an outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students,…

5 steps to building a high performance in-house legal team

Analysis • March 15, 2024

Áine Rafferty knows an in-house legal team is a critical component for many technology firms and has been recognised by industry peers for leading high performing in house technology teams. Here she provides some steers on how to make sure the team is valued by the other parts of the business. The role of the…

The SCL Corporate Supporter Scheme 2024

News • January 18, 2024

SCL launches an exciting new way for organisations to support the work of the Society…

SCL Tech Law Essentials Programme: T2 – The Next Generation – Serious Content for Serious Times

News • January 18, 2024

Are you ready to supercharge your IT Law career?…

SCL President Professor Richard Susskind steps down as Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice

News • December 20, 2023

After 25 years, SCL President Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) has decided to step down as Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. He advised six successive Lord Chief Justices, starting with Lord Bingham in 1998. “The last quarter of a century has seen the Judiciary evolve from having almost…

Teaching in the Clouds: A Year on Coursera

Analysis • December 15, 2023

Christopher Millard and Johan David Michels chronicle the pleasures and the pains of launching a cloud computing law course in the cloud….

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

News • December 8, 2023

UK law DSIT launches review on illegal porn, abuse and exploitation in porn industry The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has launched a review to advise the UK government on how to deal with the negative effects of pornography on users and society. The review will build on the Online Safety Act, by stopping…

Autumn Statement 2023: techlaw elements

News • November 24, 2023

The Chancellor has issued his Autumn Statement, including the following announcements of interest to tech lawyers. The government is exploring the use of cutting-edge technologies, including quantum, in the public sector. The National Quantum Computing Centre is supporting government and industry to explore how quantum computing could be applied and the government has launched a…