Britain’s Trajectory as a Testing Nation
Britain’s Trajectory as a Testing Nation Testing how new ideas and technologies operate in practice is an important element of ensuring that they are both fit for purpose and secure before they are made available to a large number of people. Scientists, corporations and – increasingly – governments want to put new goods and services […]
Artificial Intelligence: Impact in Legal Settings and Future Development
Artificial Intelligence: Impact in Legal Settings and Future Development Within the next several years, we will be on the verge of a legal practise revolution driven by artificial intelligence – particularly its usage by in-house legal professionals. Similar to email’s revolutionization of daily business conduct, artificial intelligence (AI) will become ubiquitous — an invaluable assistant […]
Everything you need to know about ESGs
Everything you need to know about ESGs After the last year or so, humanity at large needs few reminders of how disruptive, discombobulating and fundamentally disconcerting the world can be. The Covid-19 crisis has swept through all of the global connections that brought us together, both socially and economically. It, as so many virologists and […]
UK Government Scrutiny of Social Media
UK Government Scrutiny of Social Media Introduction Since the introduction of home internet access, UK law has evolved to include a number of critical pieces of legislation to keep up with the rapidly emerging technology. With the emergence of broadband internet, mobile phones and social media, it rapidly became clear that regulations needed to be […]
How Litigation Tech Will Transform Disputes
How Litigation Tech Will Transform Disputes Whenever proponents of legal technology discuss how the field might alter the practice of law, one particular enclave of lawyers invariably resists any notion that their speciality might be influenced in any significant way by legal tech. This group is that of litigators and, more broadly, dispute resolution […]
Natural Language Processing in Legal Practice
Natural Language Processing in Legal Practice Online legal databases have been the traditional approach to conduct legal research and find case law. However, natural language processing is taking over by streamlining the entire research process. This article explains how natural language processing works and how it’s impacting legal practice. What is Natural Language Processing? […]
UK Law and Green Policy
UK Law and Green Policy What is the government doing to protect the environment? Government ministers have been repeatedly accused of failing to collaborate in order to avoid net-zero policy gaps and deliver a coordinated approach to addressing interconnected issues such as climate and environmental crises at the same time. A delay in the return […]
Why Invest in Legal Tech
Why Invest in Legal Tech Today, the emerging legal technology market has an estimated value in the region of $400 billion.[1] However, barely three decades ago, in the 1990s, the question of technological innovation, in relation to law was centred around if technology would revolutionise the legal industry, rather than when. Today, the question has […]
How Law Firms are Using Data Analytics
How Law Firms are Using Data Analytics Data analytics have recently become crucial across various industries as a deep understanding of data is pivotal to building a successful business practice. Law firms can now make more accurate and objective decisions through data analytics while gaining deeper insight into their client activity. The high volumes of […]
Key British Legal Terminology and its Etymology
Key British Legal Terminology and its Etymology Introduction Despite its quirks, the court is usually considered one of the best and most independent in the world. Although common law has historically been the basis and primary source of English law, statutory legislation – which includes Acts of Parliament, regulations, and by-laws – is the most […]
