Digital, Commerce & Creative
Realising a successful business in today’s market requires the right blend of digitisation, commercial insight and creativity.
The Digital, Commerce and Creative team is at the forefront of innovative change keeping pace with the evolving business world. Offering deep industry knowledge and expertise, the team is made of leading practitioners, rising stars and curious thinkers (many with in-house experience) with a desire to help you grow and enhance your business and navigate ever evolving regulatory landscapes.
From AI, technology, NFT’s and blockchain solutions, route to market strategies (such as platforms, agency, distribution and franchise arrangements) and IP heavy deals (such as sponsorship, branded content, talent, licensing and production deals), through to business process outsourcing, sale and purchase of goods and services, media buying, consumer and advisory matters, and regulatory investigations, we provide commercially savvy advice in a manner that helps you to cut through the complexities, manage risk and achieve your goals – that #winning outcome.
We communicate clearly and succinctly. We will tell you if something is ‘market’ or not, and we don’t shy away from numbers. We will tailor our service to your needs, which might mean an end-to-end service on a complex project or a simple ‘red flag’ report of key risks.
Our converged legal offering includes:
Our Digital, Commerce & Creative 101 series:
- “Warrants”, “represents”, “undertakes” – are you using them correctly?
- Outsourcing: creating a win/win partnership and driving the right behaviour
- Online Safety Act navigation for the video games industry
- Joint Ventures
- Running prize promotions in the UK
- Do I need an Agent, Distributor or Franchisee?
- Basics of Consumer Law
- Implementing Electric Vehicle Schemes
- Ticking the boxes when selling to consumers
- Checklist for running an online business
- How you can ease the logistical headache!
- Liability clauses: getting them right!
- As the operator of a business-to-consumer online platform, what consumer law issues should you be thinking about?
- How can IT system integrations be delivered on time and on budget?
- DMCC Act and subscriptions
- An overview of Open versus Closed Book Contracts and our 5 tips for success!
- All’s ‘fair’ in love and contracts – a brief look at the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
- How can I comply with regulatory laws affecting my supply chain?
- Force Majeure
- Software escrow: why bother, and what about SaaS and escrow?
- Derisking Devices as a Service DaaS
- Talent Agreements
- Do I need a non-compete obligation?
- Drop the shipping, but not the ball! Five key watchouts for sellers who drop-ship!
- Is this for real? The legal reality behind deepfakes
Meet our teamYou can view our latest two Digital, Commerce & Creative blog posts below and our full blog here.
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