Blockchain: Developing Regulatory Approaches for the Use of Technology in Legal Services

The report was commissioned by the Legal Services Board as part of its broader research programme exploring the use of technology by the sector.

21 October 2019

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Publication details

Donovan, Anna (2019) Blockchain: Developing Regulatory Approaches for the Use of Technology in Legal Services. Legal Services Board. Available at: https://www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Blockchain-Developing-Regulatory-Approaches-for-the-Use-of-Technology-in-Legal-Services.pdf

Summary

This paper charts the evolution of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies as tools for radically simplifying common legal tasks such as identity verification and contract fulfilment.