May 15, 2023 Bristows' SnippITs: Former TSB CIO fined £80k - PRAy it doesn’t happen to you By Rebecca Andersen William White The recent PRA decision to fine Mr Carlos Abarca, the former CIO of TSB Bank plc, in connection with TSB’s failed IT migration in 2018...
May 10, 2023 Podcast: Management of third-party IT service providers By Chris Holder Anneke Pol Management of third party IT service providers, particularly for hybrid IT estates, can be a multifaceted task. The sector has developed...
Apr 13, 2023 Podcast: A practical guide to service level agreements By Vik Khurana In this episode of The Roadmap podcast, we deep dive into how lawyers can issue spot and add value to SLA drafting and negotiation. With...
Apr 11, 2023 Bristows' SnippITs – Novation Dis-Astra: Agreement novated by conduct despite a requirement for written consent and NOM clause By Rebecca Andersen Sean Hess In the recent case of Musst Holdings Ltd v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 128, the Court considered whether a novation was...
Mar 27, 2023 Cell and gene therapy platforms licensing – exclusivity and carving-up fields By Louisa Jacobs Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are highly complex and sophisticated technologies with a lot of constituent parts. To bring a product to...
Mar 21, 2023 ChatGPT-ime to pay attention to large language models By Chris Holder Sebastian Stewart Artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular large language models (LLMs) have been dominating the tech sphere, as well as the...
Mar 01, 2023 Bristows' SnippITs – Supplier's flight of fancy grounded by the Court when interpreting the customer's right to terminate By Rebecca Andersen Ralph Giles Victor Mound In the recent case of Optimares S.p.A v Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C., the Court considered whether an obligation to act in good faith and...
Feb 20, 2023 ICO boosts Children's Code with walkthrough for game developers By Michael Edgar Victor Mound On 15th February 2023, the ICO published 'Top Tips' to help game designers/developers comply with its Age Appropriate Design Code (also...
Feb 20, 2023 Platform technology collaborations – who owns the arising IP? By Louisa Jacobs Claire Smith Platform technologies, often the core business of a biotech or techbio company, can be extremely valuable assets. Whether it’s a high...
Feb 10, 2023 Software resilience and security: DCMS call for views By Toby Crick Anneke Pol Victor Mound The UK economy relies heavily on software and digital technologies, with the software market projected to reach £27bn in 2023 [1]. On 6...
Feb 09, 2023 New episode alert! The Roadmap podcast - "Talent, people and HR issues in digital transformation" By Emily Atkinson People are crucial to the success of a digital transformation project, but the importance of working with the right people is often...
Feb 03, 2023 High risk, high reward funding: will ARIA have researchers singing for joy? By Ellen Lambrix On 26 January 2023, Science Minister George Freeman announced the formal establishment of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency...