Publication Type

Case note/Digest

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

11-2019

Abstract

In the rapidly developing cyber sphere dominated by cryptocurrencies and code, it is perhaps not uncommon for firms to focus on cutting-edge technological developments leaving the law behind as an afterthought. B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd (‘B2C2’)1 may serve as a timely reminder of the importance of the legal principles supporting e-commerce and Fintech. In the first case of its kind, B2C2 raised several key questions before the Singapore International Commercial Court (‘SICC’), seeking clarification on how the established legal concepts of breach of trust, mistake and unjust enrichment might apply in the context where an automated contract-forming software had produced unusual results. This decision represents the most comprehensive treatment by a Commonwealth court of the legal nature of cryptocurrencies and automated contract-forming software to date; a harbinger of further and more complex litigation to come, as disputes involving e-commerce and Fintech gradually start to reach the courts.

Keywords

Contract Law, Cryptocurrencies, e-Commerce, Fintech, Law and Technology, Blockchain

Discipline

Courts | Science and Technology Law

Research Areas

Innovation, Technology and the Law; Private Law

Publication

King's Law Journal

Volume

30

Issue

3

First Page

331

Last Page

337

ISSN

0961-5768

Identifier

10.1080/09615768.2019.1676978

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Embargo Period

4-21-2021

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/09615768.2019.1676978

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