Jack Shreeve 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 a Senior Associate in our commercial and technology team.
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. Additionally, Jack has advised extensively on digital transformation projects, cloud-based agreements, AI, service level agreements, mobile application agreements, website development projects and software licencing agreements. 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).
Jack has spent time developing technology sector knowledge by attending basic software development courses to deepen his sector knowledge.
Recent work highlights
Acting for a sports facilities operator in connection with a digital transformation project
The project involved drafting and advising on a long-term IT support and ad-hoc software development services agreement for the client’s IT infrastructure.
Advising on a series of contracts related to the development and commercialisation of an in-home smart thermostat.
This involved developing documentation for advising on a collaboration project for facilitating smart heating of residential premises to ensure that home occupiers are provided with a cost-effective solution to heat homes; advising on appointing subcontractors to provide data analysis services derived from smart heating controls (including deploying AI tools to analyse the data); advising on the commercialisation of the client’s innovative smart thermostat for heat pumps; drafting mobile app terms of use for software linked to the client’s hardware; and drafting supply documentation for the provision of the smart thermostat (including a non-exclusive distribution agreement and standard supply/installation agreement.
Experience & education
2019 Joined Birketts
2019 Qualified as a Solicitor
2018 Qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive
Having worked with Jack Shreeve for several years now, I’ve seen first-hand his knowledge and expertise in action. He knows our business very well and has worked on various contracts for us. He is clearly a very astute, diligent, talented, and professional individual. He is also very patient in explaining things to me and nothing is ever too much trouble.
Legal 500 [UK 2026]
Insights
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Jack Shreeve, Harry Collins20 Mar 2026
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Jack Shreeve, Joseph Thompson20 May 2024 -
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Jack Shreeve, Joseph Thompson24 Apr 2024
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The Online Safety Act 2023: are your terms up to date?legal updateThe Online Safety Act 2023: are your terms up to date?
Jack Shreeve, Joseph Thompson13 Nov 2023
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Delay to post Brexit food labelling requirements for EU importslegal updateDelay to post Brexit food labelling requirements for EU imports
Mollie Horler, Jack Shreeve17 Nov 2022
