Expertise
Simon is a Partner in the Technology and Outsourcing team. He has significant in-house experience from four secondments: with a multi-national FTSE 100 manufacturer, a major financial institution, a multinational insurance company and Aegon.
Experience
Simon works across a number of sectors, he regularly advises clients and negotiates agreements in connection with:
- IT, facilities management, business process and other commercial outsourcing arrangements (both single source contracts and multiple supplier environments, often parallel negotiations)
- Supply chain contracting, including the design, development and procurement of technology
- Software licensing and distribution, including SaaS transactions
- Website terms of use and privacy policies
- General commercial agreements, including distribution, agency, logistics, and standard T&Cs
Professional memberships
- Member of the Society for Computers and Law
Resources
FREE REPORT: Top 5 negotiated terms & Top 5 disputed issues in Technology & Outsourcing Contracts – 2020
Access: Software licensing, milestone delays and 8 other contractual & litigious hot spots to watch out for – and what you can do about them.
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Software under licensing
We have seen several of the major IT suppliers seeking to make multi million pound claims against large organisations who have customers, suppliers and/or employees using systems which connect directly and/or indirectly (and in some instances to a very limited degree) into the IT suppliers' software. Software under licensing disputes (and related claims concerning alleged indirect use and/or indirect access to systems), can therefore arise in all businesses, across all sectors – particularly those organisations with large IT systems.
We have resolved many such disputes and continue to assist clients in substantially reducing/eliminating these claims. We acted on the leading case in this area (SAP UK Limited v Diageo Great Britain Limited [2017] EWHC 189 (TCC)).
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Simon Lofthouse
Industrials Brochure
This brochure provides an overview of our expertise and experience in the Industrials sector.
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