Our Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution lawyers
within the Technology sector group have acted for clients,
such as Capgemini, IBM, CSC and Fujitsu, as well as SMEs. Our
lawyers have particular expertise in outsourcing-related
disputes. Their knowledge of the technology sector in general
enables them to provide a user-friendly service with a good
understanding of IT and intellectual property issues where they
arise.
We also provide an
in-house mediation service called BL
Resolve.
Our recent experience includes:
- acting for IBM,
successfully defending a claim in the
High Court brought by Southwark Borough Council, alleging that IBM
had breached a contract for the supply of software
- acting for Fujitsu Network Communications in
relation to separate claims in six different European jurisdictions
in relation to the supply and installation of, in excess of US$35
million, telecommunications infrastructure sourced for the
establishment of a pan European network. This pro-active step
protected the client's 'firmware' embedded within the
telecommunications equipment
- representing a large investment bank in
respect of a dispute concerning the ability of the bank to
terminate certain specific services pursuant to an outsourcing
agreement with an off-shore outsourcing services provider in India
concerning the provision of essential front office trading
systems
- acting for a software house who had developed
bespoke facilities management software and defending claims that
the software did not possess the required functionality; contained
several 'showstopper' bugs; and had not undergone an appropriate
and/or sufficient testing regime
- advising a financial institution on a detailed
exit plan during the currency of a dispute with an off-shore
outsourcing services provider to attempt to ensure the smooth
transition of the services back in-house
- representing a software developer in a claim
against an Indian based sub-contractor in relation to the
development of software packages for a third party
- acting for an international IT management
consultancy in relation to a dispute with a
subcontractor
- acting for a UK based IT outsourcing company
in relation to the termination of managed IT Support Services
contracts
- acting for a software developer in relation to
a confidential information dispute with a former employer in the
High Court
- acting for an IT software company in relation
to a dispute regarding an assignment of software.
