Law, technology and innovation: LawTech Legislation & Cases

Considers the use of predictive coding technology (TAR or Technology Assisted Review) for purposes of giving discovery in civil litigation

On 7 November 2016, Murphy J made orders that the applicant provide a report from its e.discovery provider ‘describing with particularity the manner in which the respondent has applied technology assisted review (TAR) for the purposes of giving discovery.’

Considers the use of technology in case management

The High Court has allowed an appeal against a decision of the Victorian Court on Appeal on whether a search engine can be held liable for defamation from the results of a search

Analysis of Important New Case on Predictive Coding by a Rising New Judicial Star: “Winfield v. City of New York”

Analysis of recent decision of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in Hong Kong.

Published in Litigation Notes from Herbert Smith Freehills

26 April, 2018.
The Finnish Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal has prohibited "discriminatory use" of artificial intelligence in decisions about financial credit

K.W. v. Armstrong, is a class action lawsuit, which raises issues that are core to the new era of big data

As of May 2018, with the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, there is one set of data protection rules for all companies operating in the EU, wherever they are based

This resource aims to assist Australian businesses to understand the new requirements in the EU General Data Protection Regulation and how they can comply with Australian and EU privacy laws