IT Contracts

When you commission someone to develop software for your business it is important to also have a budget for legal advice. Indeed legal input is critical whether you are buying, leasing or outsourcing a complex product such as a computer system.

Particular attention should be paid to the terms on which you are licensed, or if you are the licensor, the terms on which you license others, to use patents, copyrights, design rights, know-how and trade marks.

As computers and technology pervade more and more areas of society, IT law has become central to businesses, even those that are not in technology driven sectors. Whether you are merely buying hardware or software for your business, or work in a sector where technology plays a central part, you will need the services of a lawyer who understands IT law. Even if you think you cannot afford legal input, we recommend you come and talk to us for an hour to take some advice so that you are aware of the potential pitfalls.

We can help businesses to keep track of the licence terms they have agreed to, and ensure that they are complying with those terms.

For clients who have developed technology for which they require us to draft contracts, we provide a highly cost effective and expert service. If the technology is particularly complicated, we will involve our own IT consultant (who is trustworthy and under obligations of utmost confidentiality) to help us understand the product.

It is important for the drafting of appropriate terms that we understand the minutiae of your technology and how it functions. By involving our own IT consultant, we will need to spend less of both your time and ours. As such, this provides a more cost-effective way for us to work on your contractual requirements.

IT law encompasses a variety of different areas of law in which we have expertise, such as software, digital media, copyright, databases, confidential information, data protection, patents, Internet law, and of course contract law. There may also be competition law ramifications as well.

To find out more about how we can help you please contact us by email or telephone.