Yesterday we participated in the European Law Institute (ELI) ‘Model Rules on Succession and Access to Digital Remains’ launch in Brussels.

Why this scope of work is important

Digital Assets, Digital Remains and Digital Legacy is something that society and professionals alike continue to try to grapple with. Policy and frameworks are an important vehicle in addressing technological change, influencing practice and in doing so, supporting society at large. The Model rules are an invaluable and courageous step in supporting the legal and tech sector with this increasingly important field.

Attendees (in person and virtually) included representatives from various EU legal, policy and institutional bodies. The enthusiasm and proactive nature of the content, questions and conversations were all hugely positive and productive.

The conversations and subsequent impact will continue. They will be explored further at the Digital Legacy Conference × Death Online Research Symposium, University of Birmingham between 27–28 May 2027.

• Call for abstracts: www.DigitalLegacyConference.com
• Tickets will be available in due course.

Thank you Dr Edina Harbinja, University of Birmingham and Antoine Eigenmann for the invitation to participate.

*Photo (Left to Right): Jack Burroughs: Quastels / The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners. James Norris: The Digital Legacy Association, Iain Ostrowski-Rogers: De Pinna LLP, Notaries, Sjef van Erp: Emeritus President International Association of Legal Science, Co-founder European Law Institute (ELI), Gianclaudio Malgieri, Maastricht University, Theo Leyh: Royal Dutch Notarial Association, Bertrand Levesque: French Data Protection Authority, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés