Lawyers focus on drones in aim to open up $82b market

A new bulletin, The Robotics Law Journal, is being launched to help lawyers open up gigantic commercial markets in drones and other forms of robotics and AI - sectors which are seen as being held back by a lack of regulation and legal expertise.

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The first issue of Robotics Law Journal - to be published in July - will show how regulators are rushing to provide the necessary rulebooks to let the drones sector to take off.  Business use of drones is estimated to have a commercial potential market of $82b, according to insurance broker Marsh - across a wide range of sectors.  The US is rushing to introduce rules to enable the use of drones later this year - and numerous law firms have set up specialist drone departments. Meanwhile Singapore put its rules in place this month and South Africa follows suit on 1 July. Robotics Law Journal is a new title from Global City Media. For further information on subscriptions, contact [email protected].

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