Technology, Media and Telecoms
The Technology, Media and Telecoms industry sector is fast paced and holds an abundance of opportunity and challenges. The Mason Hayes team has in-depth industry knowledge from working in the sector and can provide genuine value added advice for clients.
To this end Mason Hayes can provide impartial and objective advice to help clients to overcome issues in this evolving business sector. Consequently, Mason Hayes has a sister brand, Rorke Legal, that offers bespoke technology, media and telecoms services.
Service Delivery
Mason Hayes’ specialist lawyers can provide expert technical, regulatory and contractual advice in order to minimise potential problems and negate the impact of issues and disputes should they arise. In the event of a dispute, the firm has sufficient expertise and resource to react swiftly and efficiently in response to client needs and can deliver a wealth of contractual knowledge, negotiating skill and innovation in order to reach the best possible resolution.
Experience
Mason Hayes has significant sector experience. Some specific examples of the matters the firm has advised on are detailed below:
- acting for a nationwide bakery chain concerning the procurement and implementation of a new mobile telecommunications provider;
- acting for a private equity backed telecoms provider with regard to the preparation of a contract for the design, build and delivery of a data centre;
- acting for the shareholders of a telecoms company in the £4.5 million disposal of the entire issued share capital;
- acting for the shareholders of a telecoms company in the £3.5 million disposal of the entire issued share capital;
- reviewing and redrafting bespoke customer and supplier terms and conditions for a telecoms service provider;
- acting in a substantial dispute concerning the hardware and software of a computer system used by one of the subsidiaries of a FTSE public company;
- advising a major UK mobile telephone provider in a variety of contractual disputes with an outsourced service provider;
- representing clients in High Court proceedings relating to a copyright and design dispute;
- acting in a dispute concerning failure by a supplier to meet the performance specifications for a major UK broadband provider;
- acting in a gaming software dispute in North America, Japan and Europe; and
- acting for a FTSE public company with regard to a gaming software dispute which was subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Netherlands Antilles.
