Websites

View TMT by content type:

Practice notes

Precedents

Q&As

News

Latest TMT News

Identifying advertising in podcasts

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Identifying advertising in podcasts

Podcast aggregators—avoiding liability for defamation

The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Podcast aggregators—avoiding liability for defamation

TMT weekly highlights—4 March 2021

The following TMT news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on TMT weekly highlights—4 March 2021

How do you provide ranking transparency under the Platform-to-business (P2B) Regulation?

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on How do you provide ranking transparency under the Platform-to-business (P2B) Regulation?

Featured TMT content

Joint, several, and joint and several liability

ContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by two or more of those parties. Any such promise...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent...

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Contract variation

This Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can...

Practice notes

The commercialisation of sport

Sport has become a big business. It is now widely recognised not only as a pastime or recreation but as an industry in its own right. However, as a...

Produced in partnership with Craig Giles of Bird & Bird 12th Jan

Practice notes

Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...

9th Nov

Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

Information society services and e-commerce

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Wilful misconduct and deliberate default in commercial contracts

This Practice Note sets out guidance upon the meaning, use and importance of commonly used terms in exclusion and limitation of liability clauses in...

Produced in partnership with Tim Wright of Fladgate 12th Jan

In-house

Practice notes

Defamation—defences

DefencesThere are a number of substantive defences to a defamation claim, the majority of which are now, since the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013),...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 12th Jan

In-house

Practice notes

Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process

This Practice Note describes and explains the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process and covers:•Application of the UDRP•Purpose...

Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 12th Jan

Practice notes

Autonomous vehicles—key legal issues

This Practice Note considers the following issues in relation to the development and use of autonomous and connected vehicles (also referred to as...

Produced in partnership with Lucy McCormick of Henderson Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...

Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 12th Jan

In-house

Practice notes

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention)

This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under...

9th Nov

Brexit

Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0—commentary

Although its popularity has declined in recent years in favour of permissive licences such as MIT, a significant amount of software remains licensed...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Applications for interim injunctions for breaches of privacy

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Privacy law—misuse of private information and Privacy law—remedies.Coronavirus...

Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB and Daniel Bishop 12th Jan

Practice notes

Preparing a UDRP complaint—before you start

This Practice Note covers the considerations to be taken into account before drafting a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaint...

Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 12th Jan

Practice notes

Private right of redress for consumers

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...

9th Nov

Precedents

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...

9th Nov

Most recent Websites content

Precedents

Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—master SaaS terms—pro-supplier

These current consolidated Master SaaS Terms were published on [insert date]. For previous versions, see [insert URL]. [For details of Updated...

3rd Mar

In-house

Precedents

Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—pro-customer

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of supplier] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...

Produced in partnership with Kit Burden of DLA Piper 1st Mar

In-house

Precedents

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) agreement

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

1st Mar

Precedents

Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—data protection addendum—pro-supplier

This current consolidated Data Protection Addendum was published on [insert date]. For previous versions, see [insert URL]. [For details of Updated...

Produced in partnership with Andrew Mills of Shoosmiths 1st Mar

Practice notes

Selling or licensing a database

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Herbert Smith Freehills 26th Feb

Precedents

Web advertising agreement

This Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name of supplier] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert...

25th Feb

Precedents

Website development agreement—short form

This Agreement is made on [insert date] (the Commencement Date between the following parties (each a ‘party’ and together the...

23rd Feb

In-house

Precedents

Website development agreement—long form

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

22nd Feb

Precedents

Website hosting agreement—pro-customer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

22nd Feb

Precedents

Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—acceptable use policy—pro-supplier

This current consolidated Acceptable Use Policy was published on [insert date]. For previous versions, see [insert URL].[ For details of Updated...

22nd Feb

Practice notes

Web crawling, indexing, caching and scraping

This Practice Note explains the manner in which intellectual property and certain other rights, as well as data protection obligations, apply in the...

Produced in partnership with Toby Headdon of Bristows and Hannah Crowther of Bristows 22nd Feb

Practice notes

Direct marketing

This Practice Note analyses the legal and commercial issues arising out of direct marketing activities. It covers the following:•What is direct...

22nd Feb

In-house

Practice notes

Linking on the web

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Toby Headdon of Bristows 22nd Feb

Practice notes

Cloud computing—key legal issues

This Practice Note considers the following legal and commercial issues relating to cloud services:•Due diligence•Contract documents•Service...

22nd Feb

In-house

Practice notes

Cookies

This Practice Note examines the law on the use of cookies and similar technologies in the UK, and covers the following:•Types of cookies and similar...

22nd Feb

Precedents

Email notices and email footers

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Lauro Favo, Simon Colvin and Noura Abdulrahman of Pinsent Masons 22nd Feb

In-house

Precedents

Model instructions for cancellation and model cancellation form—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

22nd Feb

Q&As

Which laws and regulations govern health care apps (mHealth)?

Regulation as a medical deviceAn app may, depending on the specific characteristics and intended use, fall within the definition of a medical device....

19th Feb

Precedents