Launch of Law & Technology Primer webinars for LLB students

On 12 September 2020, NUS Law launched a new “Law & Technology Primer” webinar for undergraduate students.

This half-day seminar aims to introduce students to issues in law & technology that builds on their compulsory modules; get them excited about doing law & tech electives; and give them an introduction to the use of technology in legal practice. The inaugural session was attended by the Year 2 undergraduate cohort, and more sessions have been organised for other cohorts for the rest of the academic year.

Mr Rajesh Sreenivasan (Head of Technology, Media & Communications at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP; Director at Rajah & Tann Technologies) joined the NUS panel comprising Professor David Tan (Vice Dean (Academic Affairs)), Associate Professor Daniel Seng ’92 (Director, Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL)), Sheridan Fellow Mr Benjamin Wong ’15, and Mr Shaun Lim ’18 (Research Assistant, TRAIL). The topics covered include copyright in AI-generated works, autonomous vehicles, cryptocurrencies, privacy & data protection, social media, fake news, cyberbullying, scandalising contempt and defamation.