The second edition of The Law of Artificial Intelligence, co-edited by Matthew Lavy KC and Matt Hervey was published last month. AI is developing at an ever-increasing pace, more and more jurisdictions are introducing AI regulation, and real-world disputes involving AI are starting to come before the Courts. This practitioner text examines the application of […]
5th September 2024
The Lawyer Top 20 Cases, released today, includes matters with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues. Three cases involving members of 4 Pump Court are featured, with proceedings set to be heard in 2024. 1. AerCap Ireland v AIG Europe and others This is a […]
8th January 2024
A brilliant evening at the Society for Computers and Law’s 50th anniversary celebratory dinner, in The Great Hall at One Great George Street. Our members and clerks enjoyed catching-up with friends and colleagues. 4 Pump Court is honoured to have supported the SCL for over 25 years.
Wednesday 16 February 2022, 6-7pm COP26 was an important step forward in global efforts to address climate change and to reduce carbon emissions. The continued development of green technologies is vital to meeting these goals. In the near future IP lawyers will no doubt find themselves advising on both obtaining and enforcing IP rights in […]
Registration is now open for the Artificial Intelligence Moot on 4 November 2021, jointly organised by 4 Pump Court and the Society for Computers and Law Student Bytes team. This moot is an exciting opportunity for students to hone their advocacy skills and to learn about the legal issues arising from AI. Registrations close on […]
Date & Time: Wednesday 20th January, 12:00pm We are pleased to be facilitating this mock adjudication scenario alongside the Society of Computers and Law. The session features a software licencing agreement dispute and follows the dispute as it progresses under the SCL Adjudication Scheme. The scenario will demonstrate its key features and what it offers […]
13th January 2021
“The Law of Artificial Intelligence” edited by Matthew Lavy of 4 Pump Court and Matt Hervey of Gowling WLG has been published this week. The new title provides an essential overview for practitioners working with the law of artificial intelligence, covering how key areas of current civil and criminal law apply to artificial intelligence and […]
17th December 2020
Laura Wright and Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard review Mr Justice Bryan’s judgment in AA v Persons Unknown, in which he considered the effect of the new guidance. In the recent Commercial Court decision AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm), Bryan J held that cryptoassets such as Bitcoin are property within the meaning of English law. […]
28th January 2020
This year’s Society of Computers and Law Student Tech Law Challenge took place on 22nd February at The University of Law. The event was organised by Laura Wright and other members of the SCL Junior Lawyers’ Group. Challenges on the day include negotiating the commercial terms of an IT/Technology Contract and some reactive tasks that […]
22nd February 2019
Matthew Lavy, Daniel Goodkin and Laura Wright were delighted to support and participate in the Online Courts Hackathon challenge which took place on 1 and 2 July 2017. The hackathon challenged teams to come up with designs, solutions, systems, and technologies for online courts and was staged by the Society of Computers and Law, Legal […]
3rd July 2017
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