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IT and Information technology
IT is vital to the financial well-being of any business and you’ll need strong legal contracts to back-up your IT infrastructure and keep your business protected.
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Our legal experts will keep your IT systems compliant and protected
Legal contracts at the heart of your organisation’s IT
The software and internet contracts you have in place are essential to the smooth running of your business. With Tees, you can call on our IT law team to make sure existing contracts are secure and that any new contracts you enter into are compliant and work in your best interests.
Taking care of all the details of your information technology set-up
We can ensure you have full clarity on deadlines and timescales so you don’t get left waiting for your IT. We will check that service level agreements are fit for purpose, and that ownership and rights to the end product are clear. Payment schedules are another important part of your contract that need an expert legal eye.
"There is a depth of knowledge in the team, with a variety of specialist practitioners." Legal 500 2027
You can count on our industry knowledge and experience
Our IT legal team have years of experience between them and knowledge across a broad range of sectors. You can be assured that they will understand the unique qualities of your business as well as the environment you operate in.
Our expertise
Our information technology solicitors can support and advise you on a range of software and internet issues including:
- Web hosting
- Software licensing
- Software distribution and re-selling
- Software development
- Software support and maintenance
- Cloud computing arrangements
- Service level agreements
- Website development agreements
Legal and financial advice under one roof
Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm offering joined-up legal and financial services. We have our own independent financial advisers (IFAs), who work closely with our lawyers.
Our advisers provide holistic financial planning, and as we are not connected to any one provider, we can offer a whole-of-market approach for the range of products we can advise on. We can also give independent advice for a whole range of insurance products to protect you and your family. Our IFAs are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we’re accountable for the advice we give.
Get in touch today, we’re here to help
Our specialist solicitors provide clear, practical advice on IT contracts, intellectual property, data protection and technology disputes. Get in touch to discuss how we can support your business.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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“The standout partners for us are Lucy Folley, who handles the bulk of our commercial business, and Robert Whitaker, who efficiently handles employer-side HR legal problems with commercial wisdom.”
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