Jack qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in August 2018 and joined Birketts in March 2019. He qualified as a Solicitor in September 2019 and is an Associate in our Commercial and Technology Department.
Jack specialises in commercial agreements with a particular focus on technology agreements (including digital transformation projects, website development projects and software licencing agreements).
Since joining Birketts and given the prevalence of cloud-based software, Jack has developed considerable experience in drafting and negotiating Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements from both a supplier and a customer perspective. Jack advises a wide spectrum of clients from technology start-ups to established technology clients.
In addition to Jack’s technology sector work, he has had significant experience in advising energy infrastructure providers on a variety of commercial contract matters (including in respect of Ofcom Regulations, provision of geospatial drawings using an online platform and framework agreements for the supply of goods, services and software licencing).
Recent work highlights
Jack has assisted a leading leisure brand in a multi-million pound digital transformation project in respect of the brand’s client facing platforms.
Advising an internet service provider in respect of the redrafting of its B2B telephony and ultra-fast fibre services. This involved reviewing the client’s business, amending the various sets of terms and advising the client on contracting processes. This required detailed research into the Ofcom rules to ensure compliance.
Jack led on advising a software provider to draft an API licence agreement and associated terms and conditions for: (i) the sale of the client’s hardware; and (ii) access to the client’s SaaS platform.
Experience & education
2019 Qualified as a Solicitor
2019 Joined Birketts
2018 Qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive
Jack has attended specialist IT courses to learn how to code websites and continues to develop technical knowledge of the sector. Jack intends to continue developing specialist technology knowledge in the sector.
Areas of Expertise
Accreditations
Society for Computers and Law
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