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Paul Schwartfeger

Barrister

Paul Schwartfeger is a commercial barrister at 36 Stone. His practice has a particular focus on matters that engage with technology, including fintech, virtual assets, data protection and AI.

Barrister

Paul Schwartfeger is a commercial barrister at 36 Stone. His practice has a particular focus on matters that engage with technology, including fintech, virtual assets, data protection and AI.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Copyright law will need a strong stomach to keep up with the web scrapers, writes Paul Schwartfeger
The Morgan Stanley fine shows why good tech lawyers take a broad approach, explains Paul Schwartfeger
Dean Armstrong QC & Paul Schwartfeger, 36 Commercial, consider how organisations can & should respond to erasure requests on blockchain
From modest beginnings, cyber law is now a recognised disruptor, shaping & challenging the future of litigation. But what is cyber law? As part of a new NLJ cyber series, Dean Armstrong QC & Paul Schwartfeger, 36 Commercial, provide a short history of the laws, crimes & definitions associated with cyber law & share some predictions for the future
Paul Schwartfeger highlights the potential for unlawful discrimination to be perpetrated by technology
COVID-19 has forced a new way of working onto many of us, but in the rush to adapt the additional cybersecurity risks should not be ignored, says Paul Schwartfeger
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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