England - North • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Ward Hadaway LLP
The Newcastle-based IT team at Ward Hadaway LLP is led by Damien Charlton and provides nationally and multijurisdictional advice in both the public and private sectors acting on behalf of major suppliers, especially in technology-inherent privacy issues. With a previous career in IT, Judy Baker ‘is a deep subject matter expert with a real passion for her specialism. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and her breadth of knowledge is commendable.' Phil Tompkins has expertise in all aspects of IT law including advising on smart metering, connected vehicles, electric vehicles batteries, cloud software solutions and licensing. Tim Toomey is the key name for IT disputes. Matthew Cormack was named partner in May 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Detailed knowledge of subject matter, willingness to assist discrete tasks and push progress, organized summaries and risk analysis.’
‘Judy Baker is very knowledgeable, very organized, and takes time to understand her clients' needs.’
‘They are very focused on our success. Even though our company is in Canada, with big time differences, Ward Hadaway works hard to make it easy for us to succeed.’
‘We have been working with Judy Baker for some time now. Judy does the research, comes up with the solution, and always ensures I am well informed. Her recommendations are always aways provided with solid rationale and facts. She is outstanding.’
‘Wide breadth of knowledge and expertise. Very responsive and helpful.’
‘The high level of expertise within the firm, their thoroughness and their ability to explain everything very clearly. This is particularly the case for Judy Baker who has in depth knowledge on data protection issues and id always very responsive and clear at communicating.’
‘The team takes time to understand their individual clients and their challenges so that they can provide relevant commercially focused advice.’
‘Judy Baker is a deep subject matter expert with a real passion for her specialism. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and her breadth of knowledge is commendable. Judy always focusses on the the client's unique circumstances when providing commercially focused but technically excellent advice on data privacy matters.’
Key clients
- Bannatyne Fitness Ltd
- Isagenix International LLC
- JumpDEMAND Inc. t/a ActiveDEMAND
- NBS Enterprises Ltd t/a NBS
- One on One Sherpa LLC dba Sherpa
Work highlights
- Advised Bannatyne Fitness on data protection and privacy issues, as well as drafting and advice on a complex IT contract.
- Advised NBS Enterprises on data protection and IT matters, including intra-group arrangements.
- Advised One on One Sherpa on data protection and privacy issues and drafting on customer and supplier contracts and policies.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Damien Charlton