Atkinson Vinden Lawyers

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has transformed modern business practice. These technologies have brought many benefits to business; however they have also created substantial new risks which cannot be ignored.

Atkinson Vinden provides a wide range of services in the field of ICT Law to help our clients effectively manage risk in this area. Our services are geared to all of the needs a business might have:

Start Up Issues

• web-site hosting agreements
• software licensing, maintenance and sale agreements
• registration of domain names
• conducting trademark searches, advising on and applying for trademarks
• e-commerce including drafting terms of trade and disclaimers and electronic security
• website design and development contracts

Maintenance Issues

• privacy issues
• confidentiality agreements, and restraints of trade
• employment contracts addressing confidentiality and IP creation issues
• lawful surveillance of employees and contractors
• Spam Act obligations
• advice on provisions of Copyright Act 1968

Dispute Resolution Issues

• Cyber-crime including theft of company data by employees and contractors
• Civil Search orders, injunctions, damages claims
• Infringement of copyright disputes
• Defamation claims

We also offer an ICT Legal Audit service for clients, in which we review a company's legal arrangements around ICT issues, so as to identify areas of risk, and to propose some low cost steps to protect the business.

Meet The Team:

Rod Berry Managing Partner rberry@atkinvin.com.au	Sheena Joshi Senior Partner sjoshi@atkinvin.com.au	Jessica Lobow Solicitor jlobow@atkinvin.com.au	Nathan Avery-Williams Solicitor navery-williams@atkinvin.com.au