Technology and innovation
Cybersecurity is front and centre
The ICO and NCA have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining how they will be tackling cybercrime and cybersecurity together.
Rethinking IP in a generative era
Discussion of the opportunities, challenges and questions around generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been an inescapable part of the discourse about the future of business and working life since its more mainstream introduction a couple of years ago (despite its inception in the 1960s). Its impact on the legal landscape is no exception. Where the AI system generates new content or outputs, what are the IP law implications of this?
Shining a light on sustainability
Members of the in-house community have come together to create a free toolkit to help you navigate sustainability principles.
The future of open justice
Following the livestreaming of significant civil cases, representatives in law and media met to discuss new opportunities and future developments. A report issued last week outlines the way forward and key action points.
Reducing difficult-to-measure legal costs
When people use words like ‘costs’ or ‘expenses’ in relation to legal services, it can mean anything readily capturable in financial software. Some important costs can be difficult to measure but nevertheless significant. How can you practically estimate these hard to measure costs?
The importance of content
On 5th July, the Law Society of Scotland hosted an event on business development and marketing, aimed at helping legal professionals enhance their content strategies: ‘How to Create and Leverage Content’.
Dispute resolution in extra-terrestrial realms
Growth in commercial and economic activity often precedes an increase in disputes, and the space industry is likely to be no exception. Let’s consider the risks and challenges facing stakeholders in a significant commercial space economy and discuss the role of international arbitration in resolving outer space disputes.
SPONSORED: AI - reality or pipedream?
Scottish law firms, with their centuries-old traditions now find themselves at a crossroads. Is AI a tangible reality or a distant pipedream for these venerable institutions? Let’s investigate the possibilities.
60 seconds with... Aleks Tomczyk
In this month's interview, the Society sat down with Alex Tomczyk to find out more about why he has
“always been energised by the ability of technology to solve real-world problems and make things better for people.”
SPONSORED: Future of law firms
Read how Cashroom's cashiers are embracing cutting-edge technology and why integration is no longer just an advantage for law firms, but a necessity.
Lockton AI: The future is here
There is a scene in the 2019 legal thriller Dark Waters in which lawyer Robert Bilott takes delivery of several hundred boxes of papers to review. Would AI have helped or hindered?
Rise of the machines
We spoke to Fiona Chute – litigation lawyer with Brodies and one of the Law Society of Scotland’s accredited legal technologists – about the ever-developing importance of ‘lawtech’.
Breaking the cycle of crime?
Research shows that 70% of the public don’t know what community justice is or even means, so a short film has been launched to raise awareness about the benefits.
Detail and discretionary interpretation
The Lands Tribunal for Scotland handed down the first judgment in the UK on the requirements to validly serve a Notice to end an agreement under the Electronic Communications Code.
Digging deep
An award-winning professional investigator shares how covert intelligence can span countries and provide law firms with support across multiple practice areas.
Technology and the courts
From remote courts to paperless proceedings, the use of technology has changed considerably, and even more so since the pandemic. Is this way of conducting proceedings here to stay?
SPONSORED: LawWare's 6-point action plan
Cyber shields up: make sure your firm is not the next victim of ransomware.
A driving force for safety
Has Scotland’s first self-driving bus brought us closer to having autonomous cars? We explore the latest technology and legal implications.
ARCHIVE: Social media is here to stay…
13 years on and with new platforms in play, plus more flexible working, the need for a social media policy is still just as important.
Will AI displace or empower legal teams?
With AI beginning to impact the more traditional contract management systems, it is argued that these tools help support and improve efficiencies if only they were adopted.
Harvesting natural capital benefits from land
In recent years considerable attention has been paid to the potential for land in Scotland to generate benefits by utilising and enhancing, rather than diminishing, our natural capital.
ARCHIVE: Law under lockdown
It’s March 2020 and the country begins to shut down, with the profession becoming agile overnight – what impact did it have back then, and how has that shaped the way we work now?
Will 'AI do a better job than anybody?'
Following the interview in last week’s newsletter with Lord Neuberger, he shared his AI predictions for law and the legal profession in 2024 and beyond.
Two main challenges on the horizon
Head of Customer Legal at Virgin Money highlights that “there is no need for alarm” when it comes to AI and legal technology, as other industries have been using some form of them (not without challenge mind) for decades.