The internet: broken or about to be broken?
Graham Smith’s Keynote Speech to the SCL Annual Conference 2019 in which he argues that proposed cures for a broken internet risk harming the patient….
Technology, Society & Justice
EVENT REPORT: The New Technology Lawyer – The SCL Annual Conference 2019
David Chaplin picks out what he thinks was the central theme from last week’s sprawling, enthralling SCL Annual Conference…
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Autonomous vehicles, software and product liability: have the Law Commissions missed an opportunity?
Leah Grolman thinks autonomous vehicles provide the ideal test case for examining the relationship between consumer protection law and software liability and that the Law Commissions have failed to grasp the opportunity to examine the issue….
Introducing Data Trusts: what are they and what are the legal considerations?
Emily Barwell considers the legal considerations when setting up a data trust and discusses when it may be appropriate to use this new and innovative concept emerging in the data ethics space…
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EVENT REPORT: If A Neural Network Wants To Turn Right, No One Can Explain Why
Simon Deane-Johns summarises some key takeaways from the recent SCL Ireland event on AI held on 17th September…
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Techlaw News Round-Up
Automation and the future of work report published The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee has published its report on automation and the future of work. It calls on the UK government to issue a UK robot and AI strategy by the end of 2020. The report outlines a series of…
Interoperability: A solution to regulating AI and social media platforms
Professor Chris Marsden and Dr Rob Nicholls suggest ways to prevent a winner takes all situation among social media platforms gathering data to power AI…
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Technology and access to justice: benefits of overcoming barriers outweigh the challenges says Law Society
The Law Society publishes report on Technology, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law based on an assessment of 50 initiatives, qualitative interviews with more than 45 stakeholders, and an academic literature review…
Techlaw News Round-Up
DCMS calls for views on cybersecurity certificationThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has issued a call for views on the UK government’s proposed approach to cyber security certification following the UK’s departure from the EU. The EU Cyber Security Act entered into force on 27 June 2019. It established a cyber security certification framework…
Legal Education Foundation reports a lack of progress on the digital delivery of legal services
The LEF has issued a report on digital delivery of legal services to people on low incomes…