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TechLaw.Fest 2020 Quick Chats: Dr Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communications Law at Queen Mary University of London; Director of Centre for Commercial Law Studies

On 3rd September 2020

In Artificial Intelligence, Interviews, Policy, Regulations

Reading time: 8 minutes

Interview by Josh Lee, Lenon Ong and Elizaveta Shesterneva | Edited by Josh Lee

TechLaw.Fest 2020 (“TLF”) will take place online from 28 September – 2 October 2020, becoming the virtual focal point for leading thinkers, leaders and pioneers in law and technology. In the weeks leading up to TLF, the LawTech.Asia team will be bringing you regular interviews and shout-outs covering some of TLF’s most prominent speakers and the topics they will be speaking about.

This week, LawTech.Asia received the exclusive opportunity to interview Dr Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communications Law and Queen Mary University of London and the Director of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. Ian will be speaking at a panel on “Global Perspectives on Tackling AI Governance” on the second day of TLF (29 September 2020).

TechLaw.Fest 2020 Quick Chats: Mary Shen O’Caroll, President of Corporate Legal Operations Consortium; Director of Legal Operations, Technology and Strategy for Google

By Josh Lee

On 1st September 2020

In Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Events, Interviews, Law Firms, Lawyers, Legal Innovation, People

Reading time: 4 minutes

Interview by Josh Lee, Tristan Koh and Ong Chin Ngee| Edited by Josh Lee

This week, LawTech.Asia received the exclusive opportunity to interview Mary Shen O’Carroll, President of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (“CLOC”) and the Director of Legal Operations, Technology and Strategy for Google. Mary will be kicking off TLF as a speaker in the first Leaders Fireside Chat: Skills at Scale and the Legal Function.

LawTech.Asia: Media Partner for TechLaw.Fest 2020!

By Josh Lee

On 6th August 2020

In Access to Justice, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Blockchain, Contracts, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Dispute Resolution, E-Discovery, Events, Internet Governance, Interviews, Law Firms, Lawyers, Legal Hackers, Legal Innovation, People, Policy, Regulations, Smart Contracts

Reading time: 2 minutes

We are proud to be recognised by the Singapore Academy of Law as an official media partner for TechLaw.Fest 2020!

TechLaw.Fest 2020 (held from 28 September to 2 October 2020) is a signature convention in Singapore that will be the focal point for leading thinkers, leaders and pioneers in law and technology.

LawTech.Asia: Consultant to The Commonwealth

By Josh Lee

On 5th August 2020

In Access to Justice, Lawyers, Legal Innovation

Reading time: < 1 minute

After a competitive bidding process, LawTech.Asia is proud to announce that we have been selected to be a Consultant for The Commonwealth’s Governance and Peace Directorate!

Over the last two months, the LawTech.Asia team has been hard at work preparing a Report for the Commonwealth in the area of legal innovation – which is now completed! While we are not able to disclose the precise topic or contents of the Report for confidentiality reasons, we are most grateful for this opportunity, and proud that it reflects the trust and confidence serious players have in the LawTech.Asia brand.

Kudos to the team for pulling this off amidst this challenging period. Here’s looking to greater heights ahead!

The LawTech.Asia Team

Libra: Highlighting Regulatory Challenges for the Future of Cryptocurrencies

By Josh Lee

On 7th June 2020

In Blockchain, Policy, Regulations

Reading time: 14 minutes

Written by Jaye Tan (Associate Author) | Mentored by Ong Chin Ngee | Reviewed by Ian Lee

LawTech.Asia is proud to conclude the second run of its Associate Author (Winter 2019) Programme. The aim of the Associate Authorship Programme is to develop the knowledge and exposure of student writers in the domains of law and technology, while providing them with mentorship from LawTech.Asia’s writers and tailored guidance from a well-respected industry mentor.

As part of a partnership with the National University of Singapore’s alt+law and Singapore Management University’s Legal Innovation and Technology Club, five students were selected as Associate Authors. This piece by Jaye Tan, reviewed by industry reviewer Ian Lee (Lead Investigator, Merkle Science), marks the second thought piece in this series. It examines the regulatory challenges of cryptocurrencies.

Abstract

In June 2019, Facebook announced that they were launching their own cryptocurrency Libra Coin under the Libra Association. Already facing governmental scrutiny over privacy issues over the social network, the announcement exacerbated intense attention from not only United States lawmakers and politicians, but the general public. On 23 October 2019, Mark Zuckerberg was subject to over six hours of questioning – elucidating the key concerns lawmakers have with regard to the regulation of cryptocurrencies. These regulatory challenges are not unique to the US, but apply worldwide to regulatory authorities dealing with the budding technology. With the legislation of the Payment Services Act, Singapore has set a regulatory framework which may be the leading framework for countries to adopt going forward.