E-Commerce and IT

The expertise gained by the Commercial Teams at Franklins Solicitors LLP has not only been gained through advising a number of clients involved in various sections of the Information Technology industry but also through very direct involvement in the initial creation and development of the legal sector Information Technology supplier company FWBS Limited (www.fwbs.net), as well as advising on direct e-commerce ventures such as www.lawfirmservices.co.uk (www.lawfirmservices.co.uk) and involvement in www.move-u-oline.co.uk (www.move-u-online.co.uk).

FWBS Limited has been improving the lives of legal and financial professionals for over a decade by providing software solutions tailored for these markets. It's significant list of satisfied customers ranges from top national and international law practices to global financial players. As the company's legal advisors, Franklins Solicitors LLP has been involved in the drafting, negotiation, conclusion and enforcement of a number of bespoke software development, maintenance, integration and licence agreements with a number of it's keys customers. In addition, our Solicitors have been involved in assisting the company document its relationship with key technology partners in contractual joint venture and approved re-seller agreements.

It can therefore be seen that we have unique "hands-on" experience in this particular industry sector and are thus extremely well placed to advise companies on a wide range of issues that affect the Information Technology industry.

In particular we can advise on:-

• Compliance with consumer protection legislation when trading on-line
• Compliance with e-commerce legislation
• Cybersquatting issues
• Data protection and privacy issues
• Domain names - acquisitions, assignments and disputes
• e-commerce advertising and trading rules and regulations
• Intellectual property protection
• Internet and e-business disputes
• Intellectual Property sharing agreements
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Online defamation claims
• Privacy policies
• Protection of online brands
• End User Licence Agreements to protect software suppliers
• Software licence, development and maintenance agreements
• Software selling and reselling agreements
• Escrow arrangements
• Website design and development agreements
• Web designers legal compliance kits for customer websites
• Website hosting, linking and user agreements, and terms of use for websites
• Employee internet and e-mail policies

To contact our specialist Business Services Team please either give us a call on 01908 660966 or fill out our online contact form. Our dedicated Team are always on hand to assist.