Panel Session «Law, Technology and Future»
On 28 June 2022, there was a panel session “Law. Tech and Future” as part of the AIFC Law Conference at Astana Finance Days 2022.
The moderator of the panel session, Mark Beer OBE, Chairman of the AIFC Advisory Council on the Development of LegalTech, and the speakers of the panel session, Nail Akhmetzakirov Head of the Department for Ensuring the Activities of Courts at Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Askar Zhambakin, Vice-Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, Holger Zscheyge, President of the European Association of Legal Technologies and Roman Khodykin, Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Law Firm, discussed trends in the development of digital legal agenda and recent innovations in LegalTech, GovTech and CourtTech.
During the session, speakers talked about the main achievements of the digitalisation of Kazakhstan’s judicial system and the development of GovTech for the legal sector.
Nail Akhmetzakirov, Head of the Department for Ensuring the Activities of Courts at Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, informed the participants of the session about the ongoing work on the digitalisation of justice and the latest IT developments being introduced in the work of the courts.
Askar Zhambakin, Vice Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, shared his colleagues’ plans for the development of GovTech and changes that would affect legal practice.
Holger Zscheyge, President of the European Legal Technology Association, and Roman Khodykin, Partner at law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, spoke about the international experience in LegalTech and shared their personal experiences of how lawyers are adapting to the new digital agenda.
Holger Zscheyge: “The digital transformation of the legal business has begun, and lawyers should take advantage of LegalTech. In the 21st century, a lawyer will not be replaced by artificial intelligence, but by another lawyer who uses artificial intelligence in his or her work”.
The general sponsor of the Astana Finance Days 2022 conference is Eurasian Resources Group (ERG).
Reference information:
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) is an independent jurisdiction that started operations in 2018. In accordance with the Development Strategy until 2025, the key focus of the AIFC is to consolidate as a universal platform connecting the countries of the EAEU, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
www.aifc.kz
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest judicial body of the Republic of Kazakhstan in civil, criminal and other cases under the jurisdiction of local and other courts, supervises their activities in the procedural forms prescribed by law and provides explanations on issues of judicial practice.
The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan is engaged in the formation and implementation of the state policy in the field of digital development of the country, in the fields of innovation, communications, public services, electronic industry, as well as engaged in the development of e-government, coordination of the activities of the State Corporation “Government for Citizens”, information security, aerospace industry, geodesy and cartography.
https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mdai
The European Legal Technology Association is an independent community of European legal tech experts and enthusiasts aim to become a widely known and well-established expert organisation and think tank for legal technology and legal innovation throughout Europe and beyond.
https://europe-legaltech.org/
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner law firm was formed in 2018 as a result of one of the largest transatlantic mergers in the global legal market – the merger of leading international law firms – Bryan Cave LLP (US) and Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (UK). One of the largest global law firms in the world (one of the top 50), with more than 1,400 lawyers in 31 offices in 11 countries.
https://www.bclplaw.com/en-US/
