IT, Multimedia and Communications
WHY CHOOSE US
HOW WE CAN HELP
Our specialist groups of lawyers provide comprehensive legal solutions and advice. They are amongst the most highly rated in the UK according to Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession and The Legal 500.
Lawyers in our Commercial & Technology group support both end users and suppliers by providing specialist legal advice on the full range of IT, e-commerce, multimedia and regulatory issues including:
- Bespoke software development agreements and implementation projects
- Facilities management and outsourcing agreements
- Web design, hosting and development contracts
- Software licensing
- Support and maintenance agreements
- Systems integration issues, and IT consultancy agreements
- Software escrow agreements
- E-commerce agreements, including business-to-business and business-to-consumer trading terms and strategies (including advising on e-commerce and distance selling regulations)
- Data protection and privacy
- Commercial contracts for high-tech businesses
- Sponsorship agreements.
Clients range from web design, e-commerce solutions providers, leading software houses and systems integrators and ISPs and ASPs to media agencies and music television companies.
Recent work includes
- Advising one of the largest residential search information and Home Information Pack (“HIP”) providers on all aspects of data procurement, delivery and integration in advance of HIPs being launched
- Advising pan-European dealerships of three top motor manufacturers on new media solutions
- Helping a high-growth start-up company providing e-commerce enabling software with software patentability issues, encryption technology restrictions and licensing terms
- Warranty outsourcing projects and strategic service partner arrangements with leading computer supply companies in Europe and the UK for a leading Japanese laser printer manufacturer
- A mission-critical computer implementation project for a leading stockbroking company
- Negotiating sponsorship agreements for new music TV channels on behalf of a leading software manufacturer
- The infrastructure support roll out for 3G telephone functionality
- Pan European contracts with public sector clients and banks for a leading Canadian financials and ERP software supplier
- Negotiating a roll-out agreement for our client’s back office system for a government department
