A new report came out this week offering guidance on the legal and regulatory aspects of the technologies underpinning what is becoming known as Web3. Sir Geoffrey Vos, a leading judge and Master of the Rolls said: “Major developments are …
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Why do people fear lawyers?
A really good piece from Daniel Sokol, a barrister, which unpicks feelings that we have either heard, or assumed that clients and others have felt, over the years. The taxi analogy – and the running clock is a good one …
Read MoreHigh Court criticises couple who claim a missent email caused them distress
The Problem A firm of solicitors were instructed by a school to write to a couple about unpaid fees for their daughter. Unfortunately, the poor paralegal tasked with the job made a mistake in writing the wife’s email address. That …
Read MoreDigital transformation and disputes
A good piece from an expert witness on the Society for Computers and Law website addressing the potential pitfalls for those both wanting digital transformation and those offering the service. There’s a good anecdote about a senior manager who “had …
Read MoreLaw Commission gives go ahead to smart contracts
In a report just published on smart contracts, the Law Commission, which advises the government has confirmed that the existing laws of England and Wales are able to accommodate and apply to smart contracts. It says there’s no need for …
Read MoreLegal Resilience in the wake of Covid-19
What can businesses learn from a legal perspective as the pandemic and its series of lockdowns starts to unwind? Covid-19 is the latest crisis but it will probably not be the last global crisis in our working lives. Indeed, they …
Read MoreChina Domain Registry Spam
Two things happen in close conjunction and suddenly the email that your email software thinks is spam, and you think is spam takes on that little bit of additional significance. You sense it’s a time waster but you just need …
Read MoreEmails and confidentiality
Let’s say you are a successful small business and you get taken over by a much larger one. As part of the deal, you transfer all the email accounts of all your employees to the buyer’s systems for the practical …
Read MoreNew Data Sharing Code of Practice
A new Data Sharing Code of Practice came into force on 5 October 2021. Put together by the Information Commissioner’s Office to replace a 2011 code, it aims to provide clear guidance and practical tools to businesses and organisations on …
Read MoreEvidence and messaging in 2021
Whenever a lawyer gives advice to a client particularly if the client has an issue with someone else, they are always thinking about evidence. How will you ever be able to rely on what was agreed, if the matter should …
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