The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued two monetary penalty notices, one against the Royal Mail Group Ltd and one against Tuckers Solicitors LLP. The Royal Mail sent out 215,000 emails to customers who had “expressed a desire to no longer …
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Legal tech developments and smarter contracts
There’s an interesting speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos (Master of the Rolls) which he gave recently at the launch of LawtechUKâs Smarter Contracts report. It’s all part of Lawtech UK’s necessary drive to counter the idea that blockchain and associated …
Read MoreA business that is “passionate” about removing “conflict and acrimony” sues a software developer and loses
A software development project that went badly wrong has found its way to the courts. It gives us both an insight into how these things go wrong and how best (or not) to deal with a dispute when things don’t …
Read MoreEvery lawyer needs to know about crypto
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 …
Read MoreWhy 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 …
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