We can assist in negotiating and drafting contracts for the procurement of software and hardware components and services. Such agreements must ensure that the supplier delivers quality products within defined time limits and offer value for money. This can be contractually achieved through both specific quality requirements as well as more holistic devices such as service benchmarking and proactive remedies.
We have one of the largest teams of dedicated IT lawyers of any UK law firm and continue to invest in the development of our team and our expertise. We are ranked in the top tier of the Chambers and Partners directory for IT law in London, Scotland and the North.
As well as offering market leading expertise on a national basis, we have strong international expertise. In particular, we are and we have worked with other best-of-breed IT laws firms in Europe to develop innovative solutions that support cross-border IT projects. We are also highly ranked by Legal 500 for IT law in Hong Kong and the UAE.
Our specialist lawyers regularly advise on IT projects in the banking, insurance, retail, gambling and public sectors. This enables us always to provide pragmatic and commercial advice based on best market practice.
We supported the companies below in relation to their IT projects. To find out how we might support you, please contact John Salmon.
The following are a few examples of our clients' projects:
- Advising a Middle East university on a host of agreements relevant to the procurement and implementation of extensive campus-wide IT infrastructure and systems and in connection with an outsourcing arrangement for the provision of fleet management services
- Advising AXA UK, Friends Life and Zurich on the procurement of their respective IT platforms and associated services
- Advising BBC Scotland in relation to the procurement and maintenance of the technology infrastructure of its cutting-edge headquarters at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
- Advising a consortium of Health Boards in Scotland on the procurement of a new patient management system
- Advising Tesco Bank on the procurement of a debt management system in relation to delinquent loans
- Advising the NSPCC on the procurement of a managed service for its ICT environment
- Acting for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in connection with the procurement of the UK's next generation supercomputer.
- Advising Criminal Justice Information Technology, the IT unit of the Home Office, on its project to join up justice through two parallel procurements, one for applications development services, the other for related hosting services.
- Advising Odeon Cinemas in connection with the procurement of a new ticketing system.
- Advising William Hill in connection with a range of IT procurement projects including advising on a major software licensing agreement with CryptoLogic Inc, relating to the provision of Sterling and Dollar online casinos and poker facilities.