Our IT lawyers advise clients on all aspects of the purchase and supply of IT products and services.

Our IT lawyers assist purchasers and suppliers of IT products and services to enter into IT agreements which clearly describe the products and services, contain appropriate service levels and minimise their legal and commercial risks and costs.

Our IT lawyers also assist purchasers and suppliers of IT products and services to take appropriate steps to ensure that their IT agreements comply with applicable laws including intellectual property, privacy, telecommunications, corporations, insurance, taxation and trade practices laws.

Our IT lawyers have provided legal services to clients involving advising on, drafting and negotiating:
  • consultancy agreements

  • escrow agreements

  • GITC contracts

  • hardware supply and maintenance agreements

  • offshoring agreements

  • outsourcing agreements

  • service level agreements

  • shrink-wrap and click through licences

  • software licensing and support agreements

  • software development and support agreements

  • systems integration contracts

  • website development and hosting agreements

Information Technology Projects

Our IT lawyers have provided legal services to clients for a wide range of IT projects including:
  • advising on and drafting a joint venture agreement between state governments for the procurement of an IT system

  • advising on and drafting agreements for the supply of specialist technical services to schools

  • advising on and drafting agreements for the supply of services under a whole of state government e‑services panel

  • advising on and drafting an agreement for the development, implementation and support of a geographic information system (GIS)

  • advising on and negotiating agreements for the leasing of notebook computers for schools

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating a prime contractor agreement for the development, implementation and support of an integrated asset management system

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating agreements for the development, implementation and support of a replacement health insurance management system

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating agreements for the development, implementation and support of a document management system

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating agreements for the development, implementation and support of a payroll and human resources information system

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating agreements for the supply of a wide range of IT products and services under whole of state government purchase contracts

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating an agreement for the development, implementation and support of an ageing and community care management system

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating an agreement for the development, implementation and support of an intranet for schools

  • advising on, drafting and negotiating an agreement for the implementation of an electronic grants management system