The Live at 5 Series - Essential legal and practical strategies for IT suppliers

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Essential strategies to help you succeed in the not so buoyant times! This series of events, brought to you by Intellect and Beachcroft, is aimed at helping you negotiate the best terms with your customers. 

Leading lawyers and industry experts will share their practical knowledge and experience with you about how to get the best out of your contracts with customers and how to deal with any unforeseen complications as they arise.

If you are involved in devising your company's strategy, winning business, negotiating contracts, making sure that the finances of a contract work properly or dealing with and resolving disputes between your company and customers then attending this series of events should be firmly added to your diary.

Who's speaking?

Campbell Dye, Partner, Beachcroft LLP

Campbell deals with a wide range of technology related disputes, both for buyers and suppliers of hardware, software and services. His clients range from major public bodies and companies listed on the FTSE to bespoke design bureaux and software houses.
 
In recent months he has acted in disputes involving:
 
• claims for software licence breach against a household name consumer goods business
• an online marketing agency involving some novel technology to track and account for web-based sales
• the procurement of an electronic patient record system for an NHS Foundation Trust
• licensing of technology within a regulated market
Campbell also deals with a wide range of soft IP disputes and defamation claims

Alan Whitfield, Legal Director and Company Secretary, Steria Ltd

Alan has been a solicitor since 1979 and has spent most of his career since then as an in-house lawyer in the ICT industry. 

Alan joined Steria in 2005 to run its legal department.  He is one of eight lawyers in the company, providing a full range of commercial and corporate legal services.   He manages the dispute resolution practice in Steria, including both claimant and defendant cases in the High Court as well as various forms of alternative dispute resolution.

You will come across an IT dispute sooner or later. It can be an uncomfortable and stressful ride and so learn how to best deal with this rollercoaster of a ride.

• Spotting key danger signs before the IT dispute actually starts
• Early preventative measures to settle disputes early
• Seven things not to do when dealing with an IT dispute
• Getting out of a dispute on your terms
• Pros and cons of expert determination, arbitration, mediation and adjudication
• Case studies on how IT suppliers have won or lost in court

When and where is it?

Wednesday 28 September 2011

17:00 Registration
17:30 Seminar Starts
19:00 Cheese and Wine Reception
20:00 Event ends

Intellect Conference Suite, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EE

How much will it cost me?

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