Balfour Meagher

Technology Law

Balfour Meagher act for a wide range of businesses in the Technology Law sectors, from local start-ups to international tech companies & IP licensing groups.

We are experienced legal and business advisors who understand In-formation Systems and Technologies (IS&T), and we have lawyers who specialise in technology, digital, online and eCommerce matters.

Balfour Meagher deliver practical and cost-effective advice, documents; and agreements for clients whose businesses and industries deal with technology, digital and eCommerce. We have extensive experience; in structuring, drafting, negotiating and managing complex commercial arrangements and advising on a broad range of technology matters.

OUR EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE WITH TECHNOLOGY LAW

Our Technology Law team is led by our director, Tom Meagher, who has also been:

a systems’ designer for a national debt collection business owned by law firms
The operations manager for a national financial advisory and IT-platform provider
owned and managed an IT consultancy business as well as being a Microsoft-certified project manager
The legal technology manager for one of the international law firms who worked on the largest corporate matter in Australian legal history, the Bell Group case
a key presenter for the WA Innovator of the Year Awards (IOTYA) program for many years and being on the IOTYA’s judging panels

We are able to provide a wide range of bespoke advice, seminars and documentation for:

Cloud-based as well as ‘clicks & mortar’ businesses
Software procurement, development and integration agreements’ formation guidance (e.g. Terms Sheets, MoUs etc)
FinTech, MedTech and AgriTech businesses
Local and international eCommerce matters
Wi-Fi, Embedded and MLSP Networks matters
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine

Specialist technologies and systems such as:

Genetics sequencing-analysis software
Share and options-trading platforms
Financial Advisory and Credit Licensing platforms’ advice
Building-construction systems
Agribusiness software platforms
Geofencing technologies

Enterprises Systems including:

Enterprise Business System (EBS)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Practice Management Systems
Blockchain technologies, ‘smart contracts’ and process legal-validation advice
Commercialising and Licensing Anonymised Meta-Data from Personal Information webinar March 2020
Internet Service Provider issues (including all broadband applications)
IT Distribution and Reseller matters
IT Product liability matters
Intellectual Property (IP) related-matters (see IP Commercialisation and Brand protection)

Our Range of Technology Law Documentation and Advice
All types Software Development, Licensing and Distribution Agreements including:
- ‘White Label’ arrangements
- Software-as-a-Service (SasS)
- Software-as-a-Platform (SaaP)
- Website and App development contracts (including for iOS, Android and web-based apps)
- Platform-provider advices (including modular data centres)
- Software Development Kit (SDK) and Application Programming Interface (API) licensing agreements
- Cloud-storage and back-up arrangements
- Panel ICT Contracts for WALGAmembersand other Government bodies
- Collaborative Research Agreements (including with Universities)
- Creator, Streamer and Influencer Agreements’ advice, negotiations and documentation (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Google, Twitch etc)
- Internet and cyber-issues advices (including assisting IT forensics’ teams)
- Drone and UAV technology contracts
- Outsourcing agreements
- Sale/acquisition of technology business agreements
- Software and Source Code Escrow agreements
- Hardware Vendor and Procurement arrangements
- Telecommunications law (including laws governing Voice Over IP – VoIP)
- Website agreements – Terms of Use and Privacy Policies (including GDPRs-compliance)

Privacy, Data & Security
- Access Codes and Passwords advice
- Privacy, Encryption and Data Security policies
- Notifiable Data Breach Policies
- Obtaining Data with and without consent/Opt-in & Opt-out advices;
  including Freedom of Information issues
- ‘Reverse-engineering’ and Software piracy protection
- Spam Act and Electronic Transactions Act advice
- Privacy and Cyber security audits (in conjunction with IT and digital
  forensics advisers)
- Cyber-hijacking & attacks’ mitigation strategies (in conjunction with
  specialist IT and insurance advisers

Contact us
to find out more or to arrange a consultation with an experienced Technology and eCommerce lawyer.