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Technology Disputes

With any technology project in distress, early dispute resolution input at the first sign of trouble is crucial. Our technology dispute resolution specialists know the market, and understand the technical and commercial issues that drive it, meaning our clients receive comprehensive support from expert lawyers.

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Why choose our Technology Disputes lawyers?

Our team stands out in the market because of our capacity to advise on all kinds of technology disputes. We commonly advise on issues such as injunctive relief, termination, contractual dispute resolution strategies, scope redefinition, insolvency and re-procurement obligations. 

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Data security has become a huge issue in the tech sector, and our clients benefit from leading expertise in data disputes, combining elements of traditional IP, technology and contentious advisory work.

We also provide clients with cutting-edge tools to help them manage major technology-related issues and risks, including data breaches for which we offer our Fieldfisher Data Breach Manager service.

We know that for clients, disputes are a last resort. This is why we promote the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques, in particular mediation. If a dispute does escalate, we have substantial expertise in all types of dispute resolution procedures, including litigation in the High Court, arbitration, adjudication and expert determination.

We aim to identify a cost estimate and agree a strategy at the outset of a dispute, to ensure we remain focused on the commercial imperatives.

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Notable deals and highlights

  • We acted for a worldwide company specialising in IT consultancy and support services, in its multi-million pound dispute with a supplier arising from the termination of a major project supporting the BBC's DNI project.
  • We advised an international telecoms company in its defence of a claim brought by an operating partner involving services in multiple jurisdictions in EMEA and the Americas. The dispute involved complex accounting, jurisdictional, tax, insolvency and software issues.
  • We advised a corporate consortium on various issues arising from the implementation of a transport ticketing system, including complex issues arising from software implementation, IPR exchange and shareholder obligations under both lead and sub contracts.
  • We acted for a software customer in a complex dispute with its supplier about Oracle licence support for a customer information system.
  • We acted for a prominent broadcasting client in its dispute with a supplier about the development of a new version of our client's satellite television platform.  The dispute also included overseas third party set-box manufacturers.  We helped our client to secure coordinated settlements with supplier and the overseas set-box manufacturers.
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Fieldfisher Data Breach Manager

Fieldfisher's 24/7 Data Breach Manager service helps organisations manage their data breach compliance obligations by ensuring they have greater capacity to meet the 72-hour window mandated by the relevant supervisory authorities for the initial data breach assessment and reporting to regulators.

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