Automated/Algorithmic Contract, ELI's DACC vs UNCITRAL MLAC: How Should Law Handle Unexpected AI Contracts?

This show compares the UNCITRAL Model Law on Automated Contracting (2024) with the ELI Guiding Principles and Model Rules on Digital Assistants for Consumer Contracts (2025).

It explains:

- what DACC covers and how its digital assistant differs from MLAC's broader automated system

- how DACC Article 22 combines default attribution with a consumer-specific non-attribution safety valve

- how MLAC Article 7 and optional Article 8 handle unexpected output differently

- what DACC adds through disclosure, anti-manipulation, objection-model, and supplier-liability rules

Key references discussed:

- UNCITRAL Model Law on Automated Contracting (2024)

- ELI Guiding Principles and Model Rules on Digital Assistants for Consumer Contracts (2025)

- Quoine Pte Ltd v B2C2 Ltd [2020] SGCA(I) 02

- Moffatt v Air Canada [2024] BCCRT 149

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