ELI UK-Hub Event: Shaping the Future - Digital Assets and Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice
Date: 22 April 2026
Time: 17:30 - 19:30 (Registration and coffee from 17.00)
Followed by a reception
European Law Institute UK Hub
Event Details
This event marks the 15th anniversary of the European Law Institute (ELI), highlighting its mission, global strategy, and future ambitions, while strengthening engagement with the judiciary and legal profession in the UK.
The programme will explore the growing importance of digital assets and artificial intelligence for legal practitioners, and introduce ELI's work in these areas. This includes its instruments on digital assets (DA as security, enforcement, and succession to DAs), as well as its Principles on AI and the judiciary, automated contracting, and future AI initiatives.
The event will bring together judges, lawyers, academics, and policymakers to encourage dialogue and invite active UK participation in shaping legal frameworks for the digital age.
Chair
- Prof. Hugh Beale, ELI UK Hub
- Prof. Eva Lein, ELI UK Hub
Speakers
- Prof. Teresa Rodriguez de las Heras Ballell, ELI President
- Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and ELI First Vice-President
- Prof. Louise Gullifer, University of Cambridge
Event convened by the ELI UK-Hub.
The UK-Hub is supported by The City Law School, University of London, and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
Pricing and Registration
This event is free to attend, but pre-registration is required.
