The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, was an independent community of scholars based at UNSW Sydney that operated from 1 November 2017 until 1 June 2024. It sought to add breadth and depth to research on the diverse interactions among technological change, law, and legal practice. It had influence over academic and policy debates through its engagement with the legal profession, the judiciary, industry, government and the broader community and its many submissions to policy processes.

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Hub combating the educational gap between technology and law

Technology is being increasingly used in legal practice to make decisions, however the number of lawyers with expertise across both domains is small. ...

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Lawyers’ wellbeing in a changing world

Wellbeing is a critical issue for lawyers, law students and legal academics, both in Australia and overseas.

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2018 Hub Submissions

Hub submissions made during 2018, including joint submissions and member submissions

  • Bennett Moses, L., Vines, P., Gray, J., Logan, S., & Manwaring, K...
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Mireille Hildebrandt, speaks at Allens Hub event, The Magic of Data Driven Regulation

Watch the video of the Allens Hub first lecture
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ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky

Read commentary by Katharine Kemp, Co-Leader of the Allens Hub research stream, data as a source of market power.

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My Health Record: legal challenges

Read commentary by David Vaile, leader of the Allens Hub research stream, data protection and surveillance

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Global leader in AI and ethics to speak at Allens Hub lecture

Poorly managed artificial intelligence has the potential to undermine the application of law, Research Professor Mireille Hildebrandt, a global leader...
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Education needs to be reshaped for AI future, says panel

Read commentary by Allens Hub director Lyria Bennett Moses about the critical questions artificial intelligence raises for the education system.