Innovation

In the second in our blockchain series, we look at the consensus algorithm architecture that blockchain employs. Follow our series on how blockchain will affect law and finance.

As distributed ledger technology — more commonly known as blockchain — moves from theory and white papers to the prototyping stage and real world implementation, how will it affect the future of the legal and financial industries?

Thomson Reuters Legal’s Director of Market Intelligence, David Curle, recently visited innovation hubs and tech conferences around Europe, including London, Berlin and Amsterdam. He shares his key insights about the people and companies already transforming our industry.

As driverless cars become commonplace, can they help regulators and policy-makers achieve transport goals of reducing car ownership and congestion, and increasing road safety and mobility? What legal challenges do they present?

Andrew Fletcher, Director of Thomson Reuters Labs, London, reflects on the Legal Geek conference, exploring the close link between innovation and culture. How can the legal sector bring all the ingredients together to deliver on the promise of legal tech?