Internet & Web 2.0

Our experienced team advises a wide range of businesses on the issues surrounding trading and electronic communication. This is an increasingly regulated environment and we take a proactive approach working with our clients to ensure they keep up to date with the latest requirements.

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As the digital world expands, we continuously track the technical and legal developments in technology, keeping our clients informed through Out-Law.

We advise infrastructure suppliers, retailers, ISPs and traditional businesses trading online in connection with a wide range of issues.  We have a particular expertise in dealing with the sale of financial services on-line.

We supported the companies below in relation to their internet projects.  The following are examples of our client's successes:

  • Advising IKEA on all aspects of developing an online retail environment.
  • Advising Rubicon Retail (owner of the Principles and Warehouse clothing stores) on their processes and terms for selling to consumers online.
  • Advising AOL on a range of significant contracts, including network agreements, content agreements, anti-virus software and firewall distribution agreements, and the procurement of call-centre solutions.
  • Advising Origo Services Limited, the standards body for the UK life assurance industry in the UK, and a number of representatives of the life and pensions industry on a standard legal framework. The framework addresses the contractual, security and data protection issues concerning the on-line transfer of data between financial services companies and IFAs through third party service providers and portals.
  • Advising on-line advertising and communications agency Cheeze in relation to on-line advertising agreement with their customers and suppliers Google, Yahoo and Double Click.