We have accumulated significant experience, industry knowledge
and expertise providing business contract legal advice. We advise on preparing contractual documentation, structuring agreements
and disputes. Our drafting expertise is drawn in part from our litigastion expertise, having seen what can happen when agreements
are not drafted to take into account a business' partiuclar circumstances and the specific requirement for the transaction.
Our practice also advise on establishing liability for
breach and the remedies for breach of contract. We have advised on a wide range of business disputes including the following
types of contracts:
Corporate
- Shareholders agreements
- Directors' remuneration contracts
- Joint venture contracts and structuring
- Advising on bank guarantees
- Financing for technology companies
- Investing in companies
- faiing to adhere to terms of contracts
Consultancies
- Computer systems implementation
- Management consultancy agreements
- Managing confidentiality
Trading and Commercial
- Online service terms and conditions
- Data protection and privacy policies
- Distribution agreements
- Reseller agreements
- Buying a business
- Selling a business
Outsourcing
- Application service provider (ASP) agreements
- Complex business software applications
- Network technology infrastructure outsourcing
- Business process outsourcing and reengineering
- outsourcing contract disputes
Intellectual Property Management
- Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
- Software and database licensing agreements
- Licensing and protection of business names, logos, trade marks
and brand names
- Rights Clearance
- Content management
- End user licences
Licensing
- Content and software licensing in broadband media
- Licensing of trading names
- Licensing intellectual capital and property, for instance know-how
and media publications
Business Process Structuring
Employment
- Employment contracts
- IR 36 compliance
- Corporate Internet and email terms of use
- Employment contract disputes
