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No one area
of law covers all commercial activity using information technology.
For us, information technology loosely describes the various principles
of law that relate to the use of technology in commerce: usually
elements of contract law and regulatory provisions effecting the
parties' freedom to contract as they wish. Technology law therefore
is simply a term that brings together the areas of law that apply
to a technology based transaction or dispute.
We have advised
cutting-edge technology companies involved in ground-breaking Technology
law legal advice national transactions. Our team is made up of individuals
from different backgrounds, including computer science, IT consulting
computer professionals in the retail, telecommunications, and insurance
industries - which gives us an insight into our clients' transactions.
Our legal advice is commercially focused and grounded in an understanding
of the technology involved.
The Facets of Technology Law
On most occasions
contract law, intellectual property and regulatory regimes cover
the issues to be addressed in information technology transactions.
That being said other areas should be considered to make the most
out of IT in putting the deal and issues together, because there
are no clear boundaries between information technology, commercial
and corporate law, data protection, the digital medium e-commerce
and IP. In our experience, the emphasis changes from deal to deal
depending on what is to be achieved and the priorities of the parties.
Our information technology practice brings together these separate
areas of law to deliver well rounded, knowledgeable commercial advice.
Our People
Some of our
solicitors prior to qualifying as solicitors spent significant periods
of time in the IT industry. We find that their expertise, flexibility
and willingness to provide the tools to our clients to assist them
in obtaining high quality legal services pay dividends for clients
in reduced time managing files - which is reflected in our cost
estimates and fees notes. Equally use of technology is always prone
to error. The difference between our technology solicitors is that
they know what to do when something goes wrong with the technology
- both on a technical level and when it comes to our advice, from
a legal standpoint.
Our unique strength
is the ability to see across different areas of law and apply them
to commercial interests and objectives. With this integrated approach,
making the most of the combination of legal experience and our technical
expertise our IT lawyers offer an approach that it difficult to
match in the technology sector.
Our Approach
We use our background
to enhance our legal services, and we find saves our clients time
and expense in instructing us. We represent clients whose business
are involved in the online sector, including software licensees
and licensors, and those wanting to protect and enforce contractual
and intellectual property rights.
Our expertise
takes in the management of the regulatory structure that IT companies
face, seeing through the technology issues and giving clear and
concise legal advice.
Intellectual Capital
We assist our
clients going to the market with technologies, management of intellectual
capital and resources, methods of valuing and exploiting intellectual
capital, assisting in commercialisation of inventions and marketing
innovations.London lawyers: UK Legal advice
Innovation is
the one weapon that cannot be defended against - whether the innovation
focuses on unmet needs in the market or greater customer satisfaction,
competitors' products and services are rendered obsolete. Protecting
innovation is crucial. These areas of law allow protection of critical
strategic advantage, be it in the form of new channels to move information
in new and different ways; providing more information and more high
quality information; faster access to better quality data and allowing
informed decision-making based on quality information.
We have advised
on a diversity of legal issues that range from terms of trade for
business through to multi-million pound transactions and disputes.
We have provided legal advice in relation to:
* business
process outsourcing contracts;
* contractual performance of developers;
* software piracy and avenues for recovery;
* management of liability under the Data Protection Act and consumer
complaint management;
* regulatory compliance for business involved information society
e-commerce
* options for recourse in failures to perform and deliver on contractual
claims
* information systems, including batch system, interactive systems,
office automation, client/server systems and network computing.
* recovery of compensation and damages
* guidance on auditing contractual performance of contractors and
developers against specifications and performance compliance to
contractual obligations;
Licensing
Drafting and
advising on:
* distribution
agreements
* software licensing and exploitation agreements
* managing the protection of know-how
* patent rights, and whether new unpatented products would infringe
an existing patented invention.
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