GDPR – Now the dust has settled
25 July 2018
UK Supreme Court upholds “no oral variation” clause
14 June 2018
Privacy Bill vs GDPR
08 May 2018
User Generated Content in Social Media Channels
15 November 2017
Financial Markets Authority guidance on cryptocurrency services
29 October 2017
Ask anyone in the information technology (IT) industry what inspires them and the answer is likely to be the challenge of predicting and riding continuous waves of rapid change.
We will give you the same answer! Geek law as some call it is a passion at Lowndes Jordan. So, for us, IT law is a focus because it allows us to work with people who are as passionate as we are about what they are doing. People in the IT industry are entrepreneurial and used to seizing opportunities quickly - they have to if they are to stay ahead of the game. We love seeing and assisting great new ideas and business models take shape and become commercially successful.
To do that, we ourselves must be right up to speed with the latest legal developments and innovations. Since those innovations and changes will often spread virally from overseas (but not always - we Kiwis have a great track record in the IT area), we are tapped into international networks in major jurisdictions. We rely on them to give us a heads up on what might arrive soon in New Zealand and they are a ready source of advice for Kiwis moving into offshore markets.
The other great thing about IT law is that it is multidisciplinary. It involves:
We have the luxury in a top niche corporate, commercial and IT law firm of being able to weld all of this into a real focus. We get a buzz out of it and we find our clients do too.
Ask anyone in the information technology (IT) industry what inspires them and the answer is likely to be the challenge of predicting and riding continuous waves of rapid change.
We will give you the same answer! Geek law as some call it is a passion at Lowndes Jordan. So, for us, IT law is a focus because it allows us to work with people who are as passionate as we are about what they are doing. People in the IT industry are entrepreneurial and used to seizing opportunities quickly - they have to if they are to stay ahead of the game. We love seeing and assisting great new ideas and business models take shape and become commercially successful.
To do that, we ourselves must be right up to speed with the latest legal developments and innovations. Since those innovations and changes will often spread virally from overseas (but not always - we Kiwis have a great track record in the IT area), we are tapped into international networks in major jurisdictions. We rely on them to give us a heads up on what might arrive soon in New Zealand and they are a ready source of advice for Kiwis moving into offshore markets.
The other great thing about IT law is that it is multidisciplinary. It involves:
We have the luxury in a top niche corporate, commercial and IT law firm of being able to weld all of this into a real focus. We get a buzz out of it and we find our clients do too.
Duncan Coats
Partner
Rick Shera
Partner
Benedict Stewart
Associate
GDPR – Now the dust has settled
25 July 2018
UK Supreme Court upholds “no oral variation” clause
14 June 2018
Privacy Bill vs GDPR
08 May 2018
User Generated Content in Social Media Channels
15 November 2017
Financial Markets Authority guidance on cryptocurrency services
29 October 2017