Partners from Rajah & Tann Singapore recently contributed two chapters to Law and Technology in Singapore published by Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) Academy Publishing. The book highlights the increasing importance and influence of technology in the practice and content of law. The use of technology has become all the more significant amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Written by legal academics and practicing lawyers who are experts in their respective fields, the book provides an overview of the technological landscape in Singapore, and a review of how technology has affected the practice and content of law all these years. It also discusses the potential issues that may arise with the use of technology in various areas of law as well as the possible changes in the future as a result of technological advancements.
Gregory Vijayendran, SC from the Commercial Litigation Practice co-authored the chapter on “Technology and the Legal Profession”. The chapter explores certain professional and ethical issues raised by technology trends. It has a dual focus on (i) the potential issues applying existing professional conduct and ethical rules to such trends; and (ii) the raison d’etre for new rules insofar as emerging technologies (such as legal analytics) are concerned.
Rajesh Sreenivasan, head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice, co-authored the chapter on “The Practice of Law”. The chapter examines how relevant technologies have affected the current practice of law and looks at the role of technology – such as legal engineering, process automation and digitalisation – in the practice of law in the future.
The book was co-edited by Professors Simon Chesterman and Goh Yihan, the Deans of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law and Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Law, respectively, and Justice of the Court of Appeal Andrew Phang.
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