Expertise

Harriet is a commercial lawyer working on a wide variety of commercial matters, having joined the Manchester Commercial team upon qualification in March 2016 following completion of her training in house with Co-operative Group Limited. Harriet has completed two client secondment:

  • the first focussing on advertising clearances and associated commercial contracts; and
  • the second focussing on commercial contracts.

Harriet's experience includes:

  • advising, drafting and negotiating:
    • SaaS agreements;
    • application management service agreements;
    • IT outsourcing contracts;
    • communication services agreements; pension administration support agreements;
  • advising, drafting and negotiating:
    • an agreement for the procurement of a new Global Network and telecoms connectivity which connected all their sites and personnel in Asia, Australasia, Africa and Europe with their central data centre in Europe;
    • an agreement relating to the selection and implementation of an integrated IT solution;
    • a services agreement for the provision of service in respect of one of the largest science and technology property partnerships;
  • providing assistance and support to a Structural Reform Programme by working closely and collaboratively with client stakeholders at various levels to develop and draft descriptions of the services, to be provided between a service provider and service recipient, which shall form part of an Intra-Group Services Agreement;
  • reviewing and advising clients on a range of advertising and marketing matters including:
    • copy clearance for advertising (including clearance for use on non-broadcast and broadcast media);
    • sponsorship agreements;
    • influencer agreements;
    • determining compliance with the CAP Code, EU Spirit regulations and client specific policies;
    • advising on media buying agreements and collaboration agreements;
    • a broad range of commercial issues and commercial contracts and working with business subject matter experts to draft technical and commercial schedules. 
Publications
  • Incoterms® 2020: What's changed? (October 2019)
  • When is a "free" product really free? (8 November 2019)
  • Claiming affiliation with a brand (8 November 2019)
Professional Memberships
  • The Society for Computers and Law