Telecommunications and IT

Our experience of construction and engineering issues within the telecommunications and IT industry enables us to advise Employers, Engineers and Contractors at all stages in a project including:

• Feasibility and Planning
• Project management;
• Procurement;
• Development;
• Construction;
• Supply;
• Dispute avoidance and resolution.

We can also provide training programmes for parties involved in these sectors. The training ranges from contract procurement and formation, contractual awareness and dispute avoidance/resolution. We can also provided training on the standard forms of contract (FIDIC, NEC3, IChemE and IMechE) along with tailor made seminars in relation to the clients bespoke forms of contract.

Silver Shemmings LLP have the experience in all sectors of telecoms and IT, from Platform to Train, CCTV systems to Firelink a new wide area radio system being introduced in England, Wales and Scotland for the fire service.

We have an appreciation of the development process of telecoms and IT systems encompassing the design, manufacture, offsite testing, integration testing, site installation, acceptance testing and commissioning phases.

All of these issues and many others create a range of challenges for organisations within this sector. Silver Shemmings can use their experience and specialist skills to help. Whether the project is in the UK or overseas our team can provide both legal and commercial advice on, and tailored drafting of:

• supply agreements
• engineering and procurement contracts
• consultant engineers' contracts
• project management contracts
• construction and engineering contracts
• sub-contracts
• collateral warranties and bonds
• novation agreements
• service agreements
• operation and maintenance agreements
• joint venture agreements

We also appreciate that disputes on projects can occur regardless of training and advice. Consequently our team has the experience and is able to provide advice and representation in dispute resolution including mediation/ conciliation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation.

For more information or some initial advice contact:

Sarah Shemmings or Richard Silver

Tel.:     0845 345 1244
Email:  office@shemmingsllp.co.uk

Robert Shawyer – Cardiff

Tel.:     02920 474 570
Email:  cardiff@shemmingsllp.co.uk

Don’t forget that you can also make initial contact through our free helpline 08455 1 92 92 1