Solicitor Reviews

Full-Service Managed Solutions Provider

Terms and Conditions Contract: Renovation

"We’re a full-service managed solutions provider. We had been using our old contract for years. It started off well, but became difficult to manage from customer to customer as we grew this led to us having to make fine-tuned adjustments all the time. It was just taking too long to get the contract right for each client.

Since getting our new service provider contract, we’ve seen a reduction of about 30% of the time to get from sale to agreement, along with less friction from the customer with better, broad based protection for the business. The improved efficiency we now achieve in negotiations has been a great investment in our business and client sales."

I could see that I had a confrontation arising with a business contract I have. I wanted to be prepared for all eventualities.
I got the advice that I asked for, in a simple language, with a quick turnaround. I found the advice and explanation of the structure of the contract incredibly useful and helped me consolidate my own thoughts to prepare for the storm, if it was going to arrive.

I have a good idea about what I am going to do and how I am going to handle if the situation develops. Thank you Leigh

IT Contracts: Learning the Hard Way

Technology Solicitors: Tech as a Service Contracts

We tried 2 glossy law firms both were very good at the initial introduction.

When it came to crunch the contract was dealt with by junior, lesser experienced employees and as such I got something that was not fit for purposes – leaving me to do the work to correct it and guide them. So, yes, they may have been cheaper than some others, but what about when you add in my time and effort – it turned out to be a false economy.

Our experience with Hall Ellis lawyers was totally different. We got what you’d expect from a focused boutique tech law firm. Tailored technology contracts customised for our business. They knew that we needed something that was not uniform or standard. They fixed what we had and made it work like it should have in the first place.

Now we have a structured contract that we re-use again and again.

Leigh’s tech knowledge is way above your average solicitor. He can focus on the bits that matter rather than try and just understand what I’m talking about. It’s a better way to get tech legal advice. They got right the first time.

IT Solicitors: Contract Licenses in the Transport Industry

Complex Multi-use Licences

We are a software company. We licence the use of our system to the transport industry, including the rail industry, bus & coach and tour companies.

WE first started looking for a specialist firm who could help with our licence 100 years a go. We wanted a solicitor who understood IT as well as contract law.

We tried a few solicitors with no successes until one firm assigned us to one of their plebs called Leigh.

We instantly felt we was in safe hand and Leigh understood what we was trying to achieve, Leigh could speak to us with knowledge about systems & databases etc.

Some years later we required further help, Leigh had left the company he worked for, and we started trying to find another IT contract solicitor. None that we tried could match the skill and knowledge that Leigh could offer.

We then took a decision that our best cause of action would be to track down Leigh and we have been with him ever since. He has provided help with our basic Licence and complex multi use licences, contacts of engagements, GDPR as well as keeping us on the straight and narrow with new regulations  that raises it head. Leigh’s advise has also influenced system changes, and he is able to speak geek. 

High Speed Trading Technology

Online Trading for Stock Markets

I have found that our contract creates a starting point for a conversation on me agreeing something with a customer, so that they can use our software. It defines what needs to be agreed before they can start using the software or the service.

It’s a big milestone.

Now I can say, well, this is what it is, and this is what it will cost you. These are my responsibilities and these are your responsibilities. This is what will happen if it goes wrong. This is what will happen if we fall out. It’s a good clear path that let’s me deal with things in a logical way. Leigh helped us define the thing we were going to offer and made it tangible.

Tech Contracts Businesses can stand by

Waste less Time

"We had long contracts with painfully detailed clauses that commercial people found impossible to understand. They were spooking our clients – too much for a software as a service contract.

Turned out most of it was rubbish and did not have to be in the agreement. We took some of the provisions out and wound others back.

We find our business was more streamlined with less hassle between enquiry and sale. For us it means that we waste less time talking about the legals and more time growing the business. The business is in a better place and operates more efficiently because we are not having to work so hard to close deals."