Technology

Our Technology team advises media publishers, public sector organisations and leading marketing and advertising businesses on all aspects of technology-related issues.

Expertise

Our specialist advisers are known for the quality and depth of their expertise across a wide range of technology issues. We work with clients whose digital and IT products, services and business applications are at the leading edge of innovation.

We advise the operators of leading Irish websites on matters concerning the digital editions of publications and website development. Our service covers agreements with third-party IT and software providers.

Our team offers legal and business insights on technology arrangements. We advise on large-scale IT commercial agreements as well as business solutions, print managed solutions and booking and fulfilment systems in a range of industries, including consumer goods, travel, and leisure.

We are leading advisers to clients in the advertising and marketing sectors. We work with agencies and specialist companies on digital advertising and marketing, data protection, gaming, and gambling issues.

Artificial Intelligence

Our team understands the complexities and nuances associated with the developing area of artificial intelligence (AI). We provide expert advice to clients on the increasingly complex legal and compliance issues arising from the development and deployment of AI.

We help clients with the intellectual property considerations associated with AI, advising on the protection of intellectual property rights in the development of AI, and on the complex issues surrounding ownership of AI inputs and outputs. As AI is data driven, we help clients to plan for and address current and emerging data protection, confidentiality, and privacy concerns. We work closely with our clients to ensure that their development and use of AI complies with data protection legislation, including the GDPR.

As the legal and regulatory environment for AI develops rapidly, we advise clients on the development and use of AI and its effects on their operations. Our service includes drafting and negotiating AI contracts and advising clients on the new regulatory environment required under the EU AI Act.

Services

  • Legal issues surrounding websites and mobile applications
  • Software development and licensing agreements
  • IT outsourcing
  • Regtech investment and corporate governance matters
  • Advertising management and online accounting software
  • Bespoke terms of business for managed IT services
  • Indemnity, limitation of liability and warranties
  • Intellectual property and ancillary rights
  • Data privacy and data protection
  • Terms of service
  • Contractual status of products and services
  • Contractual arrangements with IT service providers
  • Our AI services cover:
    • Data protection and privacy compliance advice, particularly the GDPR
    • Intellectual Property
    • Contractual obligations
    • Regulatory obligations
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