In this handbook, a renowned team of authors consisting of AI developers, IT lawyers, academics and members of the German Ministry of Justice describe the consequences of digitisation for law, the legal professions, companies and consumers. The book shows how important technologies are not only perceived, but already used and how disruptive cost advantages can be achieved. It illustrates what is already possible today, what those affected must already have in their field of vision in order not to lose touch tomorrow, and what trends are on the horizon for the next 10-15 years. The work is particularly dedicated to the three areas of industrialisation (standardisation), artificial intelligence (machine learning) and networking (blockchain).