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The Hidden Value of Smart Contracts: Measurability

Andrew Bruce, CEO & Founder, Data Gumbo

Posted by Andrew Bruce, CEO & Founder, Data Gumbo
Oct 22, 2020 8:13:34 PM

Most common flaws existing in natural language contracts are remnants of either older contracts that have since evolved or as contrary clauses in contracts that cover interrelated activities. When it comes to smart contracts, coding language requires events, rules and other business logic to be absolutely clear — and this requirement forces many companies to revisit their current contracts with fresh eyes for simplification and clarification.

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"IACCM Webinar - Codes Replacing Law" A counterpoint perspective!

Paul Golding, Director TRG Law

Posted by Paul Golding, Director TRG Law
Jun 9, 2020 5:00:19 AM

First, an admission. I am a commercial contracts lawyer whose whole career has been spent advising clients on the drafting, negotiating and interpreting the wording of commercial contracts. I therefore listened to an IACCM webinar titled Ask the Expert: Codes Replacing Law1 with considerable interest. I was intrigued to find out specifically what codes in the title of the recorded webinar was referring to.

What follows is not intended to be critical of the views expressed at the webinar, but it does suggest some counterpoints and also raises questions many lawyers and contract management professionals are asking these days.

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How to embrace blockchains and smart contracts - an enterprise perspective

Christine Pauleau, Senior Counsel, iConPerformance SAS

Posted by Christine Pauleau, Senior Counsel, iConPerformance SAS
Feb 6, 2020 9:34:19 AM

At a recent roundtable discussion1 on the topic Blockchains & Smart Contracts from an Enterprise Perspective, speakers1 answered many questions we are all curious about.  Our author attended the event and wrote the following discussion outline surrounding the issues and what the future looks like.   

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A peek into the future of commercial transactions: smart contracts, relational contracting and the IACCM principles

Lita Bollimpalli, Assistant General Counsel Verizon Business and Jerry Silber, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Verizon Business Group

Posted by Lita Bollimpalli, Assistant General Counsel Verizon Business and Jerry Silber, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Verizon Business Group
Jan 23, 2020 5:39:56 AM

At the IACCM’s 2018 Americas conference, sourcing and legal department representatives from some of the top companies in the world met to discover more about the future of contracting.  The hot topics were:

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Smart contracts – the way forward

Mohit Khullar Head of Commercial and Contracts with SMEC & Prachika Agarwal, Contract Specialist lawyer

Posted by Mohit Khullar Head of Commercial and Contracts with SMEC & Prachika Agarwal, Contract Specialist lawyer
Dec 12, 2019 10:20:53 AM


We all have dealt with a contract at some point in our lives but now, we stand at a crossroads between manual and automation – and to the extent possible, it’s time to switch.   The first choice should be smart contracts. 

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