'Fit and proper' coders? How might legal service delivery by non-lawyers be regulated?

With an upsurge of interest and investment in new legal technologies comes consideration of who is making them and whether these individuals or entities should be subject to regulation. This article looks at how such regulation might function in light of the existing regulatory regimes governing law...

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Published inLegal ethics (Oxford, England) Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 111 - 140
Main Authors Bell, Felicity, Rogers, Justine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.07.2021
Subjects
legal profession
legal services
Legal technology
LegalTech
non-lawyers
regulation
unauthorized practice
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Summary:With an upsurge of interest and investment in new legal technologies comes consideration of who is making them and whether these individuals or entities should be subject to regulation. This article looks at how such regulation might function in light of the existing regulatory regimes governing lawyers and the capacities of legal regulators. It considers the ramifications both of maintaining the existing system, or in extending some form of regulation to these new entrants to the legal services market.
ISSN:1460-728X
1757-8450
DOI:10.1080/1460728x.2022.2049522