The Technology Disputes Law Review: United Kingdom - England & Wales

Overview

Technology disputes of all forms are becoming increasingly common in the UK; the amount and complexity of technology projects being undertaken has increased in recent years with a corresponding increase in disputes. This is particularly so in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic and the resulting rapid increase in the use of technology.

In this chapter we address the UK (England and Wales) court procedure for those types of dispute that are most likely to arise, namely system development and service delivery disputes, outsourcing disputes, investor disputes and intellectual property (IP) disputes.

This list is not exhaustive and with the development of new technologies inevitably comes new types of disputes. There will most likely be a continued increase in disputes involving emerging technologies, such as AI, crypto and cybersecurity, and the regulation of the tech giants. Many of the underlying causes, issues and procedures are common across different types of dispute and so this chapter may be of interest to anyone operating in the technology sphere.

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Originally published by The Law Reviews on 18 October 2021.