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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.

The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation to close in 2024

Wed 22 November 2023

The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation will cease operations on Saturday, 1 June 2024.

2019 Competition Law Fest

Thu 14 March 2019

Advancements in technology and how new areas of ACCC scrutiny are affecting the way businesses compete - these were the focus of Allens 2019...

Hub Submission: Artificial Intelligence: Governance and Leadership

Thu 14 March 2019

On 13 March 2019, the Allens Hub for Technology Law and Innovation made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission and World Economic...

Great minds unite to discuss artificial intelligence at UNSW Alumni event

Tue 26 February 2019

Hub Director Lyria Bennett Moses facilitates UNSW Faculty of Engineering inaugural event in its Thought Leadership series, “Engineering the Future: Q...

Technology must be a tool, not tutor

Fri 15 February 2019

While technology promises much, lawyers must be wary of being too trusting of the black box of technology and understand what it delivers. Read...

Farmers need new laws to tackle animal activists.

Thu 14 February 2019

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

Is LegalTech “Fit and Proper”?

Tue 05 February 2019

Is LegalTech “Fit and Proper”?

Increasingly, there is awareness that new technology, especially artificial intelligence, is changing the practice of...

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Sat 02 February 2019

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Lyria Bennett Moses speaking from a lecturn

Hub combating the educational gap between technology and law

Thu 17 January 2019

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

Lawyers’ wellbeing in a changing world

Sat 05 January 2019

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

FLIP Stream Director Michael Legg and...

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