Insights

Are Lawyers Alive to the Legal Implications of AI Adoption?

How can financial organisations harness the undeniable benefits of generative AI tools without risking compliance breaches, customer trust issues, or even litigation? Rachel Scanlon, Managing Director of D2 Legal Technology ... Read More

Capital treatment for collateral and “settled to market”

D2LT’s Rachel Scanlon recently interviewed John Feeney, former ISDA board director and currently head of Martialis Consulting, on the hot topic of capital treatment for collateral, and “settled to market”. ... Read More

Time to End the Trade Tagging Blame Game

Tagging trades to the correct Master Agreement – also known as legal agreement linkage, master agreement stamping, or trade stamping – is a fundamental process for financial institutions engaged in ... Read More

AI Chatbots – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

There is growing evidence of both positive and negative implications of AI chatbot technology. For every Klarna customer service success story, there are one or more Air Canada situations where ... Read More

Empowering ESG Investment Managers with Standard Methodology

Aligned Green, Social, Sustainability, Sustainability-Linked and Transition (ESG bonds or GSS+) finance volumes passed the $4trillion mark in H1 2023, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). But how green ... Read More

Demonstrating Digital Resilience with DORA Compliance

While the European Union’s (EU) Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has been under development since 2020, the 2025 deadline for compliance is timely given the escalating demands for improved digital ... Read More

Repercussions of the Fourth Bitcoin Halving

The Bitcoin Halving is a process whereby the reward to Bitcoin miners is halved, which accordingly, has a significant impact on the supply and demand of Bitcoin. The domain “bitcoin.org” ... Read More

Members of 3 Hare Court Chambers and D2 Legal Technology advise the BSV Association on innovative new Network Access Rules

Creation of new contractual framework for the BSV Network promotes the security, integrity and long-term stability of its operations 28th February 2024: Jeffrey Golden KC (Hon), James Gale and Nicholas ... Read More

Deadline Approaching for Unfair Contract Terms in Australia

The deadline is imminent for the implementation of updated regulations on unfair contract terms (UCT) in Australia, with the new Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) rules slated to take ... Read More

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Plaintiff) v OOKI DAO (Defendant).

Order Granting Motion for Default Judgement Case No. 3:22-cv-05416-WHO – and why it sets a legal precedent On 8th June 2023, the Northern District of California entered an Order and ... Read More

Smart Legal Contracts – ensuring a smart direction

Does the arrival of smart legal contracts presage the “Susskindesque end of lawyers”, genuinely creating the scenario of “Code Is Law”? Of course not, says Akber Datoo, CEO, D2 Legal ... Read More

Scanning the horizon: Asia-Pacific financial services in 2023

The reopening of China is set to be a significant factor in the Asia-Pacific region’s financial performance this year, but with global economic turbulence and an extended crypto winter, how ... Read More