The Roadmap

Dec 03 2024 31 ep. 23 mins 2
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Welcome to The Roadmap, the technology law podcast series from Bristows. In this podcast, our technology lawyers dive into the digital transformation trends that are re-shaping modern businesses, even entire industries. In each episode, we will unpack a particular technology or trend – whether a type of transformational project, the latest market practice or a regulatory change – and explain what our clients need to understand in order to add value to their business. If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you. Also, find all the latest episodes on our tech focused site, The Cookie Jar, for views on matters shaping technology: https://www.bristows.com/the-cookie-jar-podcast-videos/

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AI in the Workplace

Dec 03 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, Marc Dautlich takes the Roadmap off-road to speak to special guests, Sean Griffin (Partner at US firm, Longman & Van Grack) and Emily Atkinson (of Bristows’ very own Employment and Immigration team) about the use of AI in the workplace here in the UK and in the US. Marc, Sean and Emily discuss and compare the employment/labour law and data protection issues a

EU AI Act: impact on contracts and deals

Nov 06 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, Camille Beckmann speaks to Anneke Pol and Vik Khurana (along with a special guest AI chatbot!) on how to structure contracts to comply with the new EU AI Act.Much of the focus so far has rightly been on compliance with the AI Act, as companies work out whether, and how, it applies to them and what they will need to do to get their AI systems to market. We are now m

Ep 26: How to avoid mega tech projects becoming mega tech disputes

Oct 09 2024 22 mins  
In this episode of The Roadmap, our technology lawyers, Adrian Sim and Freya Ollerearnshaw distil the key issues and takeaways from the one of the biggest tech disputes to reach the UK courts in recent years. They share perspectives that both customers and suppliers may find useful. In particular, Adrian and Freya will explore:the impact of dependency and relief provisions, and wha

Ep 25: EU AI Act – product safety

Aug 09 2024 33 mins  
Numerous parallels can be drawn between the EU AI Act and product safety legislation - including risk classification for product liability, conformity assessments, CE marking and post-market surveillance – all of which are mirrored in the Act.But are organisations that are well-versed in placing safety-critical products on the market, better prepared to comply with the product sa

Ep 24: EU AI Act - ‘high risk’ AI, roles and requirements

Jul 26 2024 25 mins  
In the first episode in this series on the EU AI Act, our tech lawyers Anneke Pol and Vik Khurana introduce some key elements of the Act we think all organisations need to be aware of. In particular:how to know whether your AI product or use is “high risk” – a vital question since so many of the Act’s requirements flow from it; andwhat “role” you’re playing under the

Bonus episode - More signal, less noise: GenAI tools in legal practice

Jul 18 2024 28 mins  
This bonus episode features Vik Khurana - a partner in our commercial technology team as well as regular guest of this show – in conversation with David Malkinson of Morae, a legal technology company.It’s a recording of a Q&A session which took place at ConnectLive, a major legal tech conference hosted by iManage, in London on 20 June 2024. The discussion explored the impac

Ep 23: Contractual remedies for customers

Jun 13 2024 25 mins  
With Alice Esuola-Grant in the host’s seat this week, The Roadmap welcomes Rob Powell to explore the various contractual remedies customers may consider including in their agreements with suppliers when engaging in digital transformation projects. What remedies are available? Which are best suited to the project in hand? Which have we seen work best in practice when invoked? And

Ep 22: Digital Transformation Projects: Getting procurement right

May 01 2024 21 mins  
This time on The Roadmap Chris Holder chats to Rob Powell and Alice Esuola-Grant about managing the procurement process for your digital transformation - from aligning internal stakeholders, going out to market, managing bids and navigating tricky negotiations, as well as co-ordinating your own internal customer teams.Getting the procurement process right can be a key pillar in giv

Ep 21: Use of AI and data in the 'Enterprise IT' supply chain

Mar 20 2024 20 mins  
In this episode, our tech lawyers Vik Khurana and Anneke Pol discuss how IT suppliers use their customers’ data, the risks to customers and what they can do about it. In particular:The supplier arms-race to embed AI in their enterprise products and services.How they are using customer data and the legal and contractual loopholes they are leveraging.A checklist of risks and mitiga

Ep 20: Managing the inevitable – tactics when facing a troubled project

Feb 13 2024 23 mins  
This time on the Roadmap, we’re exploring troubled projects. These are projects that are not in litigation territory yet but are having problems. Our experts Toby Crick and Anneke Pol discuss how to manage projects as they start to go wrong to try and avert failure, avoid disputes and work out a sensible way forward. They consider the importance of contractual change mechanisms,