How we help
We assist clients with regulatory compliance, AI governance, data protection, contractual arrangements and questions of liability arising from development, deployment and use of AI systems.
With team members having conducted in depth research in Artificial Intelligence Law, the firm is particularly well placed to advise on the legal challenges presented by new and developing technologies.
Research-led advice
Dr Alec Sladden holds a Master of Laws from King’s College London specialising in Law and Technology, covering artificial intelligence, energy law, blockchain and e-commerce.
He has also written publicly on the risks that synthetic audio and video pose to Malta’s justice system, in an opinion piece published by the Times of Malta.
Where the legal questions are moving
Three questions dominate current advice in this sector. Who is liable when an automated system causes loss. What obligations attach to the data used to train and operate that system. And how evidence produced or altered by such systems should be treated when it reaches a court.
The last of these is not theoretical in Malta. Dr Alec Sladden has argued publicly that realistic synthetic audio and video create three distinct risks to the justice system: courts lacking standards to authenticate material, genuine evidence being dismissed as fabricated, and a broader erosion of confidence in verdicts.
Advice we provide
- Regulatory frameworks applying to AI systems and their deployment
- Contractual allocation of risk where automated systems are used
- Data protection and the lawful basis for processing
Practical questions businesses bring us
The businesses we advise are rarely asking abstract questions about technology regulation. They are asking whether they can use a particular tool on customer data, who carries the risk if it produces a wrong output, what they are permitted to say about a competitor, and whether a supplier’s contract leaves them exposed.
Those are answerable questions, and the answers are usually found in the combination of the regulatory framework and the contract in front of them. We give a clear position rather than a survey of the uncertainty.
Common questions
- Can you advise on AI compliance obligations?
- Yes. We advise on the regulatory frameworks applying to AI systems and on the contractual allocation of risk when AI is deployed in a business, an area that is developing quickly.