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Lord Hodge’s recent lecture at the University of Edinburgh is a welcome attempt to grapple with the legal implications of data-related technologies, and also with the practical implications of those technologies for the law. The legal profession, judiciary, regulators and legislators will have to consider the issues Lord Hodge raises at length over a number of years. However, a few thoughts sprung to mind while reading the lecture.
Lord Hodge’s recent lecture at the University of Edinburgh is a welcome attempt to grapple with the legal implications of data-related technologies, and also with the practical implications of those technologies for the law. The legal profession, judiciary, regulators and legislators will have to consider the issues Lord Hodge raises at length over a number of years. However, a few thoughts sprung to mind while reading the lecture.
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