Pros and cons of impact of technology on law in 2025

By Ewuwuni Onnoghen-Theophilus ( November 25, 2024, 2:49 PM EST) -- There is a growing and sustained use of digital construction methods (DCMs) in the global construction sector for the delivery of cost-effective and timely projects. Digital construction is defined as “utilizing digital technologies to construct more efficiently with higher quality” (Jurrien Veldhuizen et al., “Point of View on Digital Construction: The business case of incorporating digital technologies into the construction industry” (2019) at pg. 4.). Some of these digital technologies comprise digital tools such as smart contracts, blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, 3D/virtual reality, cloud computing, building information modelling (BIM), plan sharing, centralized project-based documentation, digitalization of as-built documentation, radio frequency identification (RFID) and drones (see Dan Feinblum, “Modernising Construction Contracts for Emerging Technologies,” Lexology)....