Artificial intelligence

Our experience

Below is a snapshot of our recent client work and of our team’s experience:

• Advising UK Research and Innovation on the terms of its collaboration with IBM to create the new £210m Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation, including negotiation of the terms of access to AI and quantum computing technologies provided by IBM and IP ownership and technology licensing arrangements.
  
  
• Advising the British Council on its procurement of AI technology solutions used in the British Council Primary English Test.
  
  
• Reviewing and helping major UK property consultants further develop their policy on use of AI technologies.
  
  
• Advising on terms and conditions relating to use of AI, and on potential uses of AI to monitor employee activity.
  
  
• Advising on the implementation of neural network AI technology for a NASDAQ listed company for facial recognition arrangements.
  
  
• Advising on the second generation outsourcing of warehousing and logistics services, including procurement strategy, tender evaluation, down-selection, contract negotiations and award. The outsourcing involved specific advice on the TUPE / redundancy risks and IT transition to AI-powered automation and robotics solutions.
  
  
• Advising a client on a potential claim against a “unicorn” for various intellectual property infringements, including in relation to the training of a GenAI tool.
  
  
• Urgent data breach advice in relation to a breach caused by an employee using generative AI. Advice included urgent assistance in containing and mitigating the impact of the breach and advice around obligations towards relevant third parties (including the Information Commissioner’s Office).