Master the evolving regulatory landscape of blockchain and digital assets to confidently advise clients, mitigate legal risks, and ensure compliance in the modern crypto economy.
Digital assets present both a challenge and an opportunity for innovation in legal practice. This advanced course assumes a foundational understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain, and builds on that knowledge to explore how these technologies are evolving—along with the risks and opportunities they create.
Using real-world examples from banking and financial services, the session examines how digital asset systems are being applied in practice, including their growing role within the legal profession and emerging lawtech innovations. It also considers regulatory perspectives, including guidance from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, alongside developments in other jurisdictions to assess how the UK legal landscape is likely to evolve in the near term.
What you will learn:
Solicitor, Founder & MD | Digital Law
Peter Wright is a Solicitor and leading expert in Data Protection, Cybersecurity, AI and Social Media Law. As Managing Director of Digital Law (Authorised and Regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority), he advises clients from across the UK, Europe, Middle East and North America and has a strong following in the creative and digital sector. Clients include professional services firms, financial services, insurers and international retailers. Shortlisted in the 2016 Law Society Excellence Awards, DigitalLawUK is the only specialist law firm in the UK to provide advice solely on Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Social Media Law and E – Commerce, advising corporate clients on the conduct of their business online. Through the innovative use of a smartphone Apps, a Podcast, social media and interactive training & education, DigitalLawUK has pioneered the use of technology to market and deliver legal services to its clients. Prior to opening DigitalLawUK in 2014, Peter Wright advised HM Government on Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act matters. He is presently Chair of the Law Society’s Technology & Law Reference Group and is the Law Society Council Member for Yorkshire. A sought-after speaker, Peter Wright has led seminars or spoken at numerous Conferences and events including the British Legal Technology Forum, the European Legal Cyber Security Forum, the London Law Expo, the Policy-UK Forum, the International Festival of Business and Chambers of Commerce. He regularly speaks at events for the Law Society and also for practitioner groups; including the Commerce and Industry Group, the Risk and Compliance Conference, the Law Management Section and the Sole Practitioners Group. He has also presented for Local Law Societies including Sheffield, Manchester, Exeter and Leeds. He has presented internationally for the European Young Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Hardwiring Freedom at Internet Days and at CPDP Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Brussels Conference 2017.
