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Lexis®+ TMT is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with technology, media and telecommunications matters.
New technologies
Guidance for key emerging technologies, such as AI, NFTs, the Metaverse and autonomous vehicles, explaining both how the technologies work and the key legal regimes (existing and new) that apply to their operation.
Information technology
Core content for all TMT lawyers, this topic contains key 'go-to' precedents and practice notes at the route of most TMT related issues. Some of most popular areas are the software and cloud computing topics.
Outsourcing
Our content covers simple outsourcing transactions as well as those with a more complex structure, and the impact of hyperscalers and recognised market practice relating to the negotiation and drafting of affected terms.
Expertise
Whether you're advising on adtech, cookies or NFTs, Lexis+® TMT has the know-how and tools to help you succeed.
Latest TMT News
The Council of the European Union has agreed its position on a proposal to simplify the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence...
The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have published the submissions received in response to their October 2025...
The European Commission has launched a consultation on a draft Implementing Regulation establishing detailed arrangements for evaluations of...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued an open letter to social media and video-sharing platforms operating in the UK, calling for...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the TMT weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from across the...
Latest TMT Practice Notes
A distributed ledger is a database that can securely record financial, physical or electronic assets for sharing across a network through entirely...
This Practice Note refers to Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 (CA 1998), The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order...
This Practice Note summarises the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) guidance on the application of the Chapter I prohibition in the...
Vertical agreements are prohibited by section 2(1) of the Competition Act 1998 (CA 98). The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC...
This Practice Note provides a high level summary of the issues which consideration should be given to at the early stages of a dispute, including:Is...
Latest TMT Precedents
1Interpretation...
This Agreement is made on [date] 1 [insert name of party] [of OR trading as [insert trading name]...
DORA SCHEDULE1Definitions and interpretation1.1The following capitalised terms used in this Schedule have the following meanings:[Appointed...
This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of supplier], a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of supplier], a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
Latest TMT Q&As
Featured TMT content
What are perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free licences?
Reputational damage claims—alternative causes of action
Reputational damage claims—alternative causes of actionThis Practice Note considers the relationship between causes of action for reputational damage...
Defamation
DefamationThe tort of defamation is governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The relevant statutory law is contained in:•the Defamation Act...
Software escrow
Software escrowIntroductionEscrow is the process of two or more parties placing property or instruments in the hands of a trusted third party (an...
Defamation—limitation
Defamation—limitationThe ordinary time limit for defamation and malicious falsehood claimsA claimant must commence a claim for defamation within one...
Defamation and malicious falsehood—publication
Defamation and malicious falsehood—publicationThis Practice Note examines the role of publication in an action for defamation or malicious falsehood....
Defamation—defences
Defamation—defencesDefencesThere are a number of substantive defences to a defamation claim, the majority of which are now, since the Defamation Act...
Malicious falsehood
Malicious falsehoodThis Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no...
Defamation and social media
Defamation and social mediaThe internet and, in particular, social media is a high risk area for defamation litigation. Content posted on blogs,...
Websites—compliance requirements
Websites—compliance requirementsConsideration of electronic data interchange (EDI) arrangements, blockchain, smart contracts or sector-specific laws...
Deepfakes
DeepfakesThis Practice Note considers the following legal issues, technical information and applications of deepfakes:•What is a deepfake?•How...
Does the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 apply to business-to-business contracts and to what extent might it restrict a contract term permitting variation of terms and conditions on notice?
Notice and take-down letter—defamation
Notice and take-down letter—defamationAddress of Website OperatorDear [insert organisation name]Notice and take-down letterWe act for [insert client...
What do the words ‘defend, indemnify and hold harmless’ mean?
Using framework agreements for services
Using framework agreements for servicesFramework agreements (sometimes referred to as master services agreements) are essentially umbrella agreements...
Do you have a letter of claim (cease and desist) letter for slander damaging professional reputation?
Copyright in films and television programmes
Copyright in films and television programmesFor the purposes of copyright law the term 'film' means a recording, on any medium, from which a moving...
Television format rights
Television format rightsWhat is a television format?A television format is a concept or idea for a television programme or series of programmes...
Associated legal terms
Blockchain
A decentralised database (chain) stored in its entirety on each of a series of connected devices forming the blockchain network, where time-stamped digital data (blocks) are recorded onto each copy of the complete database and are made confidential by cryptography or hashing.
Co-location
In relation to server hosting, co-location is the provision of physical space for customers to locate their own servers. These servers remain controlled by the customer but can take advantage of facilities provided by the data centre such as environmental management (power, cooling), network management (fast connectivity, network resilience), physical security and disaster recovery / backup.
Infrastructure as a service
A cloud computing service under which a customer subscribes for access only to underlying infrastructure (such storage capacity, processing power and networking. The customer must deploy its own platform and software on the infrastructure. Abbreviated to ‘IaaS’.
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