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Can Computers Practice Law?
Can computers practice law? Many are inclined to say yes when using them affects us in so many ways. When scanning the pages of LJN's Legal Tech Newsletter, we learn a good deal about the use of computers in the practice of law, but what I am really asking here is how far can ' or will ' we go to automate dispute resolution?
Everyone associated with legal technology supports the use of computers in managing the practice of law. Years ago, many of the tasks easily accomplished today with computer assistance could not be accomplished at all. A simple time-delimited search for a case by category in a single court would have been unthinkable without a system like Lexis.
As technology evolves, computerization will be used increasingly to support legal practice and it will become more mobile as well. Offices are unnecessary for many except to promote camaraderie. Camaraderie is critical even as people annoy each other more; it is so much easier to rely on electronics for interaction. As we increase our dependency on devices, we actually have more disputes and misunderstanding. We do things and track things with computers just because we can, and so create entire categories of additional legal work.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?