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The Future is Now

William Gibson coined the phrase: “The Future is already here – is just not very evenly distributed.” Well a very telling sign that the future is arrived is the appearance of a robot inside a law firm. Fortune Magazine, in an article entitled: “Meet Ross, the World’s First Robot Lawyer” states that: “Global law firm […] Lire la suite

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City lawyer co-founds online site for contract disputes

A City lawyer has co-founded an online dispute resolution service intended to enable small businesses and individuals in the UK to resolve contract disputes without the ‘headache’ of expensive litigation. Artem Samokhvalov The platform, called Ajuve, charges an upfront fee calculated on the amount involved in the dispute and promises to deliver binding awards in […] Lire la suite

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Blockchains and Online Dispute Resolution: Smart Contracts as an Alternative to Enforcement

The prolific rise of cross-border transactions, e.g. e-commerce, is rapidly changing both dispute resolution and enforcement. The dominance of the Internet means that individuals are more often entering into contractual relations regardless of geographical locations or jurisdictional boundaries. Undoubtedly, the increase in online transactions has also caused an upsurge of disputes; in order to preserve […] Lire la suite

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Technology Assisted Review – court approves use of « Artificial Intelligence » in disclosure

The judgment of Master Matthews in Pyrrho Investments Ltd v MWB Property Ltd [2016] EWHC 256 (Ch) is the first reported decision of the English High Court endorsing the use of the technology commonly referred to as « predictive coding » or « technology assisted review » in place of « manual » review in disclosure. In appropriate cases the technology […] Lire la suite

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Les États-Unis affûtent leur projet Open Source, la France aussi

Les États-Unis veulent accélérer le partage et la réutilisation du code source de logiciels développés par ou pour le gouvernement fédéral américain. En France, l’administration fiscale a mis à disposition le code source de son calculateur d’impôts lors d’un hackaton. L’administration utilise largement l’Open Source, mais elle hésite encore à partager le code source de […] Lire la suite