Areas of Service | Information Technology
Information Technology
In the past two or three decades the uptake of information technology has changed the way we do business and telecommunications have transformed our work and leisure.Middletons is a leader in these developments, with lawyers who understand the nexus between the law, technology, business and society. Many have technical as well as legal qualifications.
In information technology, we advise on system supply and procurement contracts, IT and BPO outsourcing, offshoring, multi-jurisdiction eCommerce, reseller agreements, licence, support and services agreements and domain name registration and disputes.
Minimising risk is the key driver to our Technology team. Delivering innovative solutions to meet the demands of our clients' commercial applications. Driven by our clients’ needs, we assist in the due diligence of major investments and negotiate IT solutions.
We have experience in advising on and preparing documentation for complex IT, supply and integration arrangements, privacy issues and system procurements.
With extensive experience across a wide range of clients and industries, both nationally and internationally, our team has advised software vendors to major corporate purchasers of IT services, including banks, health networks and large scale manufacturers on how to maximise their IT spend.
Middletons' information technology capabilities include software development, licensing and supply agreements, manufacturing, distribution, marketing agreements, support, maintenance and service level agreements, strategic research alliance and teaming agreements, public or open code licences, website, online trading and datacasting agreements, eCommerce law and legal issues arising from the internet including datacasting, privacy, security and content regulation, application service provision, facilities management, offshoring, multisourcing, co-sourcing and outsourcing agreements, and master supply and integration agreements.
Middletons also provides compliance advice to broadcasters and telcos in accordance with Federal and State legislation as well as general corporate and commercial advice on commercial agreements, joint ventures and partnerships. Middletons also advises on defamation, contempt and copyright matters including pre-publication advice for journalists and editors.
