The commercial and technology law team is part of the firm’s company and commercial workgroup, working across all of Clarkslegal's office locations in Reading, London, Cardiff and Swansea.

Clarkslegal offers a broad range of experience of commercial and technology legal issues as they affect a variety of industries and sectors, ranging from IT / ASP through the motor and PR sectors to environmental. Our team of lawyers are genuinely interested in understanding how our clients operate - which we see as a key element of providing an effective legal service.

Examples of the areas we cover are listed below but, more importantly, we aim to couple our commercial awareness with a proactive approach to provide the solutions clients need.

Through our E-update e-newsletter and legal seminars / workshops, we aim to keep clients up to date on key current and anticipated developments in the commercial and technology law fields.

The core team is supported by solicitors, having a good knowledge of commercial and technology law issues, in the fields of employment, corporate, dispute resolution and commercial property.

We have an excellent network of contacts, ranging from accountants to trade mark and patent agents, as well as access to commercial and technology lawyers around the world through the TAGLaw network of law firms.

The team is supported by other legal disciplines within Clarkslegal.

Clarkslegal’s commtech team offers advice and representation on a variety of issues including:

• Advertising
• ASP agreements
• Commercial agency
• Commercial trading terms
• Competition law
• Computer systems supply
• Data protection
• Distribution
• Domain names
• E-business and trading
• Escrow
• FM contracts
• Freedom of Information
• Franchising
• Intellectual property (copyright / trademarks /patents / designs)
• Internet issues
• IT contracts
• Joint ventures and co-operation
• Licensing
• Outsourcing
• PR contracts
• R&D agreements
• Sales promotion
• Software licensing/support
• Technology transfer
• Terms of sale and purchase
• Website design and use

Recent projects include:

• Advising a variety of businesses on outsourcing arrangements, including general facilities, IT, print services and remote security.
• Negotiating contract manufacture agreements for pharmaceutical products.
• Advising on exploitation of patents in the environmental field.
• Advising on sport event and sportsmen sponsorship agreements.
• Dealing with system supply agreement (retail and CRM) for IT company.

Clarkslegal has offices in Reading, London, Cardiff and Swansea.