The Monoceros comprises:
- Monoceros Innovation; and
- Monoceros Law
Monoceros Innovation Advisory Limited is a Consultancy based in Jersey, founded by Emma German. We provide business management and regulatory consulting services.
Many businesses are under pressure to modernise and perform more efficiently and the breadth of new technologies can appear inaccessible.
Monoceros Innovation can help by:
providing governance, regulatory, data ethics, training and advice as to available technologies and regulatory landscape;
- forming strategies to adopt new technologies and products;
- creating efficient, transparent and data-driven processes to support corporate decision-making, risk management and growth strategy;
Monoceros Law is a trading name of Advocate Emma German.
Monoceros Law provides legal advice as to corporate, commercial, banking and finance and emerging technologies.
Founding Principal Emma German of Monoceros Law is regulated by the Law Society of Jersey for professional conduct matters and is supervised by the Jersey Financial Services Commission for the purposes of the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing in respect of the services it provides that fall within Schedule 2 of the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999.
Monoceros Law can help by:
- providing Jersey law advice as to the full suite of non-contentious corporate and commercial transactions affecting Jersey companies, partnerships and trusts including data trusts;
- assist with the establishment, launch, scale-up, finance and sale of Jersey companies and structures;
- draft corporate and commercial agreements including terms and conditions and service agreements relating to emerging technologies and novel products;
- assist with TISE listings.
Our advice can be tailored to all types of undertakings from regulated entities and governments to developers, entrepreneurs and scale-ups.
Visit of the Law Commissioners
November 2024 – Emma German joins esteemed colleagues from the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for the 2024 annual meeting of Law Commissioners.
Digital Jersey’s Leadership Lab
October 2024 – Emma German was honoured to represent the Jersey AI Forum on a panel with key note speaker and technology legend, Dame Wendy Hall and Professor Alan Brown at the Digital Jersey Leadership Labs event: “Surviving and thriving in the age of AI”.
BYP discussion on AI ethics, bias and discrimination
October 2024 – Emma German on behalf of the Jersey AI Forum invited to present to BYP Channel Islands to observe Black History Month and highlight the ethical challenges AI currently poses in terms of compounding bias and the diversity data gap.
The Commons, People
September 2024 – Read Emma German’s column about the importance of recognising the digital commons in her monthly column in Business Brief.
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August 2024 – Like a pension fund pools money, could a “data fund” pool data to unlock value? Read Emma German’s column about data funds in Business Brief.
King & Constitution
July 2024 – To celebrate the visit of King Charles III visit to Jersey Emma German reflects on how AI could lead to a concentration of powers in her monthly column in Business Brief.
Emma German speaks at IoD “AI Powered Productivity” Event
July 2024 – Emma German joins the IOD and sponsors Deloitte to present about legal and regulatory aspects of AI, leading discussions around the use of AI directors in the boardroom and potential heads of liability for AI products. Read more
Emma German joins panel for Digital Jersey's 6th Annual Tech Awards
April 2024 – Emma German was delighted join the judging panel for Digital Jersey's 6th Annual Tech Awards a fantastic celebration of the island's tech talent. See highlights
Women in Tech
March 2024 - Emma German of Monoceros Law was delighted to join the Digital Jersey Women in Tech event promoting and celebrating women that work in the technology sector.
Digital Jersey Boot Camp
March 2024 - Emma German of Monoceros Law was delighted to host the legal & regulatory session of the 2024 Digital Jersey Boot Camp.
Legal Surgery
March 2024 - Monoceros Law celebrate their launch hosting 6 weeks of free legal surgeries to Digital Jersey members.
Emma German authors consultation on Digital Assets Reform Project
March 2024 - Law Commissioner Emma German authors consultation on "Digital Assets Reform Project: Smart Contracts, Data Assets & DAO" published by Jersey Law Commission. Responses requested by 16 June 2024.
Emma German speaks at launch of Jersey AI Forum
20 March 2024 - Emma German speaks at launch of Jersey AI Forum: www.aiforum.je.
Data The Untapped Asset
February 2024 – Read Emma German’s column about data in Business Brief.
Emma German to be on the panel of judges for the Jersey Tech Awards 2024
November 2023, We are delighted to announce that Emma German will be on the panel of judges for the Jersey Tech Awards 2024.
Monoceros Innovation respond on Government of Jersey Digital Strategy
November 2023, Monoceros Innovation respond on Government of Jersey Digital Strategy.
30th Annual STEP conference in Jersey
October 2023, Emma German speaks at the 30th Annual STEP conference in Jersey.
Monoceros hosts a Jersey Regulatory Session
May 2023, Monoceros hosts a Jersey regulatory session at Digital Jersey's Start-up bootcamp 2023.
Jersey Data Trusts: a closer look
April 2023, Data trusts facilitate the extraction of greater value from data through sharing. A data trust allows people or organisations who collect or hold data to appoint an independent data steward to make decisions about how that data is used and shared with third party data users for an agreed purpose. Until now so-called ‘data trusts’ have been created by contract or using companies but not with a trust as the central governance structure. The LifeCycle pilot project is the first time that a legally valid and duly established trust structure has been used to establish a data trust. For the full article, click here
Emma German's monthly column on how AI, may impact leadership and followership in the future.
March 2023, read Emma German's monthly column on how technology, specifically AI, may impact leadership and followership in the future in "How to train a robot" first published in Business Brief. Read here
Emma German’s column on useful digital practices to manage your digital alter-ego.
February 2023, read Emma German’s column on useful digital practices to manage your digital alter-ego in “New Year’s Data Detox”, first published in Business Brief. Read here
Emma German appears launching the World’s First Data Trust “LifeCycle”.
February 2023, Emma German appears in Digital Jersey video launching the World’s First Data Trust “LifeCycle”, established using a trust established under Jersey trust law. View the video here.
Emma German's monthly column on smart products for the smart home.
December 2022, read Emma German's monthly column on smart products for the smart home in "Smart ideas for Christmas" first published in Business Brief. Read here
Emma German’s column exploring cryptocurrencies, digital assets and central bank digital currencies.
November 2022, read Emma German’s column exploring cryptocurrencies, digital assets and central bank digital currencies in “Crypto De-coded”, first published in Business Brief. Read here
Emma German co-authors Jersey AI Chapter
Emma German co-authors Jersey chapter for Global Legal Insights "AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2022, Fourth Edition" Read the Jersey chapter here.
Emma German speaks on panel at Data Stewardship Services launch
On 3 May 2022, Emma German participated in a panel discussion at the Digital Jersey, Data Stewardship Services Launch event discussing the introduction of data trusts and data foundations in Jersey.
Emma German speaks at DisruptHR
On 31 March 2022, Emma German was a speaker at DisruptHR St. Helier 2.0 discussing data on sustainable work practices.
Mobilising Your Workforce: Sustainable Working Practices Start From Home | Emma German | DisruptHR Talks
Emma German participates in the Digital Jersey Data Stewardship Working Group.
In Autumn 2021, Emma German participated in a series of workshops exploring Data Stewardship Services in Jersey. Read the initial Data Stewardship Report here.
The Greening Society
We are excited to announce our innovative Net Zero tool for Jersey: The Greening Society launching in 2022. Join us on our mission to cut carbon emissions and register your interest on The Greening Society website.