Technology

Will the UK authorities be able to lead the fight in combatting the fraud epidemic? Not without greater funding & better resources, says Jack Talbot

Legal technology provider InfoTrack is celebrating reaching the milestone of one million digital AP1s having been submitted using its platform.

A case seeking to prove software developers owe a fiduciary duty to the owners of digital assets should go to trial, the Court of Appeal has held.

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper, 'Regulation of cryptocurrency', which aims to further government plans to make the UK a hub for fintech and cryptoasset technology.

With the threat of cybercrime growing ever more critical for law firms, an upcoming panel discussion will offer the opportunity to prepare, plan, and practise responses to cyber-attacks.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its Risk Outlook report on the risks and opportunities of crypto technologies and other distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) and the impact of these on the legal sector. 

A conveyancer from St Albans firm Bretherton Law has been chosen as the lucky winner of a two-week trip to Australia, courtesy of legal tech provider InfoTrack.

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have announced the formation of an independent senior data governance panel. 

The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has commented on the Court of Appeal’s judgment that compensation for mixed injuries should reflect each injury. 

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published fact sheets on the progress it has made in two civil court projects around the Damages Claims Portal (DCP) and the Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) service. This is part of HMCTS’s programme to modernise the courts and tribunals system to improve accessibility and efficiency.