The month of May saw two technology and legal regulation issues come to light in the US. Cyber security and client communications The changing technological landscape and rising incidence of “cyber intrusion” prompted the ABA’s ethics committee to update an 18-year-old opinion on whether lawyers must use encrypted e-mail when communicating with clients. Technologically, much…
Guide to Going Lean
This guide by Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner of Gimbal Canada, was presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: Rethinking the application of technology to regulatory work Guide to Going Lean
Rethinking the Application of Technology to Regulatory Work
These slides by Karen Dunn Skinner, David Skinner, and Eben Joel, were presented at the 2016 International Conference of Legal Regulators. Session title: Rethinking the application of technology to regulatory work Updated slides: Rethinking Technology
Trends in global and Canadian lawyer regulation
This article examines Canadian lawyer regulation in light of the global trends challenging regulators worldwide. It explains why it is important for Canadian lawyers, regulators, clients, and other stakeholders to be aware of these global trends. The article also addresses the issue of whether these trends matter in a jurisdiction such as Saskatchewan that is not a…