The legal profession is facing a convergence of forces, most notably significant advances in the capabilities of technology, economic pressures challenging existing business models and globalisation, that herald momentous change to the practice of law. In Australia the lead in seeking to understand these developments and formulate responses has been taken by the Law Society of New South…
Regulating Artificial Intelligence: Proposal for a Global Solution
Given the ubiquity of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern societies, it is clear that individuals, corporations, and countries will be grappling with the legal and ethical issues of its use. As global problems require global solutions, we propose the establishment of an international AI regulatory agency that – drawing on interdisciplinary expertise – could create a unified…
Governance gone wrong: examining self-regulation of the legal profession
England and Australia have abandoned self-regulation of the legal profession yet Canadian law societies continue to function on this basis. This article argues that the self-regulatory model on which the Law Society of Ontario (the “LSO”) operates represents an inadequate form of governance in terms of the accountability it yields. When compared to other organizations, including law societies…
Event: Legal Geek Conference, London
The Legal Geek Conference: Wednesday 17th October 2018 Shoreditch, London We are bringing together 2,000 of the biggest names in LawTech from over 40 countries! We have 100+ speakers from US, Canada, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Spain, France, Netherlands and Israel. Plus our brand new In-House stage to make LawTech even more relevant for GC’s. Visit Event Website Here
Event: The New Engine of Growth: Investment and Technology Conference
The American Bar Association’s International Law Section is hosting The New Engine of Growth: Investment and Technology Conference in Seoul, Korea. This conference will address hot topics and recent developments on Investment and Technology. The presentations will be relevant to practitioners who work in a global environment and to those who want to enhance their cross-border…
Event: International Bar Association Annual Conference: 7-12 October
The 2018 Annual Conference will be held in Rome, the Eternal City. Founded nearly 3,000 years ago, the city is renowned for its ancient ruins, classical architecture, renaissance palazzos and baroque fountains. Rome is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and will provide an elegant backdrop for the IBA Annual Conference. As the saying goes ‘all roads…
Singapore’s Ministry of Law aims to strengthen access to justice through the Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Bill
Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) is pushing a Legal Aid and Advice (Amendment) Bill for First Reading in Parliament. The Bill amends the Legal Aid and Advice Act (LAAA), first, to simplify the means test for legal aid; second, to provide greater flexibility for aid to be given to those who fail the means test but…
Solicitors Regulation Authority urges caution over new legal business partners in the UK
Solicitors have been urged to make sure that the credentials of people approaching their firm to offer business expansion are genuine. We have received two recent reports of firms branching out into different work areas, but the reality was that new colleagues had infiltrated the firm to defraud clients. The incidents have led to potential…
A Legal Framework for Robo-Advisors
The aim of this paper is to offer a broad framework to allow a better understanding of the current legal situation of Robo-Advisory. The disruption of robo-advisors as new market players in the financial sector are bringing new challenges that the regulators must face in the short term. For this reason, at this time, it…
The proposed Australian consumer data right: a European comparison
This article examines the new Australian consumer Comprehensive right to access and use data, also known as the Consumer Data Right, recently proposed by the Australian Productivity Commission, and adopts a comparative analysis with data protection, competition and consumer developments in the European Union (EU). Firstly, a brief overview is given of the legal context…