REGULATING LAWTECH

Head of the law school at Birmingham University Professor Lisa Webley has warned that Lawtech products may need to be directly regulated as they become more complex. Speaking during a Legal Service Board podcast, Webley said more thought needed to be given to the disconnect between a regime that regulates individuals and entities while 'everyone else [is] operating in a world where risk is shoved towards the client, as opposed to being held by the company that developed the technology or the non-authorised professional'. 1 June 2020