Benjamin Mendelson
Ben qualified in South Africa before joining Linklaters’ Legal Operations in London to help manage the firm’s Paralegal and Support Lawyer services.
Ben has a background in commercial law, with many years of experience consulting in the tech sector, advising private clients on a wide range of Fintech–related matters and opportunities, including on Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrencies.
In 2021, Ben joined the team at Founders Law to fully-realise his passion for Fintech and to provide legal advice to some of the biggest up-and-coming technology companies in the UK’s booming tech sector.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2019
Experience
- Chronos Law (2021 - 2021)
- Linklaters LLP (2019 - 2021)
- Slaughter and May (2019 - 2019)
- Malan Scholes Incorporated (2017 - 2019)
Membership
- Admitted Attorney of the Law Society of South Africa
- Certified Blockchain Expert at the Blockchain Council
Qualification
- LLB (2016)
Education
- Oxford University (Saïd Business School) (2017)
- University of Cape Town (2011-2016)
2 Contributions by Benjamin Mendelson
PRACTICE NOTES
Blockchain and cryptoassets: a practitioner’s roadmap to legal, regulatory, governance and risk issues across smart contracts, DAOs and NFTs
Blockchain
Blockchain has surged into mainstream awareness, propelled by the meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies and a buoyant global fintech industry, with regulators across the world running or completing numerous consultations and discussions. Though blockchain and related technologies remain comparatively young, substantial investment has been directed at unlocking efficiencies and capturing the novel business models they are expected to enable. To date, attention has largely centred on technical and commercial considerations. However, for blockchain to realise its full potential it must navigate both new and existing legal and regulatory landscapes in which it will operate. The breadth of possible use cases, together with the current stage of evolution of this technology, means this Practice Note is, by necessity, a roadmap for understanding the key legal and regulatory issues that typically arise in connection with blockchain technology, rather than a set of definitive answers. The precise legislation and regulation that apply to blockchain technology will depend on the function it is intended to perform, the related technologies it utilises, and the market in which it operates...
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PRACTICE NOTES
Smart legal contracts in England and Wales: enforceability, formation, formalities, interpretation, remedies and jurisdiction, with Law Commission and UKJT analysis
This Practice Note
It sets out what a smart legal contract (often called a smart contract) is, both as a technological tool and as a binding legal device, and summarises the Law Commission’s guidance to the UK government, which found that the existing UK legal framework can enable and underpin the use of smart legal contracts. It outlines the legal concepts relevant to contract formation, form, formalities and interpretation under UK law, and contrasts their conventional application with how, according to the Law Commission, they might apply to the principal categories of smart legal contract. The Practice Note covers: • What is a smart legal contract? • Distributed ledger technology (DLT) • Enforceability under UK law • The formation of smart legal contracts • Agreement (including offer and acceptance) • Consideration • Certainty and completeness • Intention to create legal relations • Formality requirements—‘in writing’ • Formality requirements—‘signature’ • Can a smart legal contract be a deed? • The interpretation of smart legal contracts • Remedies • Jurisdiction and smart legal contracts This Practice Note does not provide detailed analysis of Blockchain...
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