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Kai Jacob Dierk Schindler Roger Strathausen Editors

Liquid Legal Towards a Common Legal Platform

Law for Professionals

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/16313

Kai Jacob • Dierk Schindler • Roger Strathausen Editors

Liquid Legal Towards a Common Legal Platform

Editors Kai Jacob Deloitte Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Stuttgart, Germany

Dierk Schindler Robert Bosch GmbH Stuttgart, Germany

Roger Strathausen Dr. Strathausen Consultancy Sevilla, Spain

ISSN 2662-141X ISSN 2662-1428 (electronic) Law for Professionals ISBN 978-3-030-48265-7 ISBN 978-3-030-48266-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48266-4 # Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

The 2020s looks set to be a decade of unprecedented transformation in the legal world. New technologies will bring radical changes to the way that legal services are delivered, and new players will rise to prominence in the marketplace, not least the Big 4 but also, it is likely, one or two game-changing legal tech start-ups. The legal departments of major organizations will be increasingly demanding on costs and will reinvent themselves, shifting from being frustrated fire-fighters and blossoming into fully-fledged legal risk managers. In the courts too, there will be transformation, as virtual hearings and online courts replace much conventional public dispute resolution. To guide us through this remarkable maelstrom comes the second volume of Liquid Legal. In 2017, I was pleased to recommend the first collection in The Times newspaper in the UK. Its successor is more ambitious, and it is a pleasure once again to commend this body of work to the le