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Our highly experienced commercial law specialists will work with you to achieve your successful outcome with exceptional care. We are jargon-free and doggedly commercial in our approach. We put ourselves in your shoes and provide specialist, practical pro-active support and advice at every stage always focussed on achieving your successful outcome.
Whatever the size of your business or the sectors in which you operate, navigating the complexity of commercial law issues that impact your business can be challenging.
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Selling online brings a host of legal considerations, including a complex landscape of online regulations. E-tailers need to ensure they are fully compliant.
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Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) form a layered framework: SaaS for direct consumer access, PaaS for application frameworks, and IaaS for hardware support. As traditional software shifts to cloud-based models, corresponding contracts need to address the unique legal aspects of cloud computing.
PaaS agreements, govern the use of platforms where SaaS applications are developed and hosted. PaaS equips developers with tools for creating, testing, hosting, and maintaining SaaS applications. While PaaS agreements are more technical, they cover essential functions like application hosting, development, testing, deployment environments, and integrated services such as database integration, security, and storage.
IaaS agreements, also known as “hardware as a service” contracts, enable consumers to outsource their hardware requirements to IaaS providers. These providers connect their physical data storage centres or processors to the cloud, with all equipment owned, maintained, and housed by the IaaS supplier. End users access the hardware through the cloud for their operational needs.
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Software licences facilitate the secure delivery of software services to users. A software license agreement allows users to install and use the software on their own local devices or servers.
A tailored and well drafted Software Licence is crucial for setting clear expectations and minimising disputes.
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We can provide valuable assistance in various aspects of Research and Development (R&D), Joint Ventures (JVs), and Collaboration efforts.
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SaaS agreements facilitate the secure delivery of software services to users’ terminals via a pay-per-use model over a network, with processors hosted remotely by the SaaS provider. The key distinction from software licenses is that users aren’t required to host, install, or operate the application from their premises.
A tailored and well drafted SaaS agreement is crucial for setting clear expectations and minimising disputes.
SaaS agreements must comply with various laws and regulations, such as data protection, consumer protection and industry-specific standards.
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Software development agreements should be tailored to the specific software, client needs, and intended use. They ensure clear expectations, efficient progress, and successful project outcomes. The two main types are traditional waterfall agreements and modern agile agreements.
In a waterfall agreement, development progresses through distinct stages, with each stage completed before the next begins. This method allows for clear early agreement on project scope, minimizing the need for ongoing client involvement and enabling thorough software design from the start.
Agile agreements facilitate collaborative, iterative development, allowing for evolving requirements and solutions. They emphasise adaptive planning, early delivery, and continual improvement, fostering frequent client involvement and a strong sense of ownership throughout the project.
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Outsourcing agreements offer businesses a cost-effective solution to focus on core capabilities. They can be used to engage partners with specific skills for a crucial function or engage services outside of your core operations.
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All of our highly experienced Employment Law solicitors are Legal 500 recommended leaders in their field, who provide jargon-free, commercial legal advice. We speak to you in plain English and provide specialist, practical and pro-active solutions for your business.
We take the time to understand your business and the challenges you face, enabling us to provide bespoke advice which is tailored to you.
“We always receive timely advice and it is given in plain and understandable terms.”
Claire Gardner, MD Osborne Delta (Lightning Conductors) Ltd
“Very efficient and responsive in engaging clients, keeping them up to date on the progress of matters, and responding to queries.”
Legal 500
“Stephen is great at simplifying situations and explaining legal processes in basic terms so that you are able to understand and make the right decisions for your business. He is responsive and supportive as well as extremely knowledgeable. We have used Stephen on two occasions and were delighted with his expertise and service given. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending him to anyone needing commercial, legal support for their business.”
LD, Review Solicitors
“Stephen and his team of experts at MLP have been advising us since 2014 on areas ranging from commercial transactions and the legal due diligence around them to employment law, commercial disputes, and property. Always prompt to respond, I’ve found the help and advice I’ve received over the years is accurate, with the balance of risks clearly explained, but always accompanied with recommendations that are in a commercial context. Added to this, the personal and cheerful touch that is always present in their service makes them a delight to work with. I’d highly recommend them!”
MG, Review Solicitors
1. Expertise and Experience
Our Partner-led teams have decades of experience in assisting all types of businesses and business owners in different transactions and offer a first-class experience. We are also a Legal 500 recommended team.
2. Our Approach
Providing comprehensive business legal services to all shapes and sizes of businesses in a dynamic and interpersonal way, our commitment to you is reliability, flexibility, honesty and transparency.
3. Collaboration
Taking time to understand you and your business and working in tandem with you and in collaboration with other experienced teams within the business (i.e. Employment, Commercial, Property, Disputes) to achieve results in an effective manner.
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