Smart contracts are an important element of the blockchain revolution, although they predate blockchain. According to most sources, it was Nick Szabo who coined the term “smart contract” in the 1990s.

Kalshi argued that a law that was initially intended to ban sports event contracts now “supports” its argument that the contracts are legal, in a new brief filed as part of its appeal to prevent its ...

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Continuation of two legal services contracts are part of the Fort Smith Board of Directors regular meeting Tuesday (Dec. 2), ...

Nothing in Wednesday’s decision in Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty surprised anybody familiar with last fall’s oral argument. The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the ...

State gambling regulators have begun asserting jurisdiction over these platforms, arguing that event contracts are really “pools,” “bets,” or “wagers” on sporting events, all of which require a sports ...

Following the controversies trailing the waiver of Nigeria’s Sovereign Immunity in a railway contract with China, scholar, author and constitutional lawyer, Chief Sebastine Hon (SAN) in this piece, ...

English law occupies a unique and influential position in global finance, sharing its status with New York law as one of the ...

Most sports fans are familiar with the concept of home field advantage — the idea that the home team gains an advantage over the visiting team because it is playing in familiar facilities, does not ...

Similar to how Bitcoin plucked out its financial middlemen a decade ago, blockchain technology may do the same for e-discovery and contract analysis, possibly paving the way for a future of ...

Since taking office, Premier Doug Ford’s government has habitually added clauses to bills that seek to ward off legal fallout ...