UK Law Commission

The Law Commission of England and Wales hopes to establish the United Kingdom as a leading jurisdiction for grappling with legal disputes involving emerging technologies like cryptocurrencies, digital assets and electronic documentation. The project, dubbed “Digital Assets: Which Law, Which Court?” was announced on Oct. 18 with the aim of reviewing international legal challenges involving cryptocurrencies and providing recommendations for legal reform in the United Kingdom. Cointelegraph reached out to Professor Sarah Green, Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law, to unpack the driving force behind the authority’s latest law reform project. The U.K.’s legal review body has previously conducted projects aimed at smart contracts, digital assets and decentralized aut...