IT Lawyers. Information Technology Lawyers based in Sydney, Australia.

Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Intellectual Property & IT lawyers

Technology and telecommunications providers face a unique set of legal obstacles. Our Sydney IT lawyers have experience in information technology, telecommunications, internet & intellectual property law, servicing clients in Sydney and around Australia. We live and breath technology, and make it our mission to maintain currency of knowledge both in law and technology. Whether it be the drafting of an IT contract, advice on the rollout of radiocommunications infrastructure or representation in an ADSL churning dispute, we are here to help.

Our IT lawyers are known by our information technology and telecomunications clients for our professional service, passion for information and communication technogies (ICT) and our ability to find practical solutions and deliver clear and prompt advice in this evolving area of law. Our experience in information technology, telecommunications, internet & intellectual property law speaks for itself. Some of the matters we have worked on recently include the following:

Drafting and negotiating IT contracts:

Acting for software developer in large scale licensing and development contract with foreign bank.
Acting for a software distributor in distribution of high end software solution from multiple international vendors to large Federal Government Agency via GITC agreement and multiple software distribution agreements.
Acting for a software developer in software licence, service and escrow negotiation with large courier and transport corporates.
Acting for an international retailer in its implementation of a national enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution and global MPLS telecommunications system rollout.
Acting for ASX listed corporation in largescale website development tender.
Acting for new public company in wholesale transaction with telecommunications suppliers

Acting for a software distributor in distribution of high end software solution from multiple international vendors to large Federal Government Agency.
Acting for large broadband satellite provider in development of reseller agreement and in large scale distribution transaction.
Acting for rural internet service provider in negotiation of site licence agreements, reseller agreements, employment contracts, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, subcontractor agreements.
Acting for electricity company in negotiation of IT service and support agreements with international service provider.
Acting for internet service provider franchisee in negotiation of franchise agreement with franchisor
Acting for tripartite conglomerate in formation of new bandwidth supply venture with large telecommunications provider.
Preparation of back-to-back subcontractor agreements.
Assignment of intellectual property, novations, letters of intent and heads of agreements.

Telecommunications regulatory advice:

Advising internet service providers and drafting application for carrier licence under the Telecommunications Act.
Advising telecommunications carriers on the rollout of infrastructure including low impact radiocommunications facilities, large size antennae, and large telecommunications towers.
Advising on applications to Local Government for the rollout of telecommunications towers, radiocommunications facilities and advice generally on wireless broadband law matters.
Advising on Australian Federal Police telecommunications interception warrants.
Advising on ACMA and TIO investigation and Do Not Call Register Act compliance.
Preparation of low impact facility rollout documentation.

Advising telecommunications provider on licensing of transmissions between Earth and orbiting satellite and foreign space objects.
Advising on space receive and space licensing regimes and licensing of satellite enabled telecommunications devices.
Advising on "free" radiocommunications spectrum licensing and communications with space objects.
Advising on compliance with low impact infrastructure and Schedule 3 forced rollouts.
Advising on interception capacility obligations of telecommunications carriers.
Advising on radio communications spectrum licensing compliance

IT litigation and dispute resolution:

Application on behalf of internet service provider to Supreme Court of New South Wales for ex parte urgent injunctive relief to prevent disconnection of thousands of end users.
Warranty claim advice on refund for hundreds of defective routers.
Resolution of complex and intense software licensing dispute.
Successful defending domain name dispute filed with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on behalf of a client energy company.
Court proceedings over telecommunications service supply agreements fees.

Representing director of insolvent company in insolvent trading allegations and in response to claims by creditors and in administration generally.
Representing registrant against domain name registrars in Trade Practices Act dispute.
Debt recovery actions and proceedings to recover telecommunications reseller fees.
Advising internet service provider (ISP) wholesalers on disconnection of thousands of end users due to non-payment by resellers.
Advising on trademark dispute for e-commerce provider over domain name, business name and company name..

E-commerce and website user agreements:

Drafting of reverse auction website terms and condtiions and privacy policies.
Drafting of website user access agreements for review and opinion suite of 3 websites.
Drafting of website terms and conditions for online e-commerce merchant websites.

Acting for website developers in website development and hosting contract negotiation.
Representing claimant in disputes over online advertising keywords, website defamation and misleading and deceptive conduct matters.
Drafting website terms and conditions for advertising portals.
Drafting website terms and conditions for events companies.

Arnotts IT Lawyers can help with all technology, telecommunications, and IT related legal matters in Sydney and Australia.