HSF publishes Disputes in the Technology Industry Q&As for Practical Law (UK)

HSF technology disputes practitioners Andrew Moir, Rachel Lidgate, Martin Hevey, Kate Macmillan, Peter Dalton, Heather Newton and Rachel Montagnon have recently published a Q&A in Practical Law on Disputes in the Technology Industry (see here for subscribers and here for a pdf) covering all aspects of disputes in the sector including current and future trends.

In the Q&A, the team gives a high-level overview of

• typical types of claims in the technology sector,
• wider economic, regulatory or political factors that make disputes of any kind more or less common in the sector
• which issues give rise to the most disputes in the sector
• what proportion of disputes between parties become the subject of dispute resolution proceedings
• any unusual time limits for starting a claim
• who the parties to a dispute in this sector typically tend to be
• the balance in terms of bargaining power and financial circumstances between parties
• how disputes typically resolved in this sector
  • which courts, arbitral bodies or other organisations commonly deal with disputes
  • what factors are most likely to influence the choice of dispute resolution method
  • what the most commonly used alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods (adjudication, mediation, ENE, expert determination, dispute boards) are
  • requirements in the sector for a particular type of dispute resolution regime
  • sector-specific procedural rules that apply
  • dispute resolution methods used, costs and funding issues, settlement, judgments and remedies and any other specific dispute resolution issues
  • to what extent do the parties expect to be able to control the procedure and timetable for disputes in the sector
• interim applications
• use of experts
• appeals
• costs and funding (including third party funding)
• enforcement of judgments
• forum shopping
• trends in the sector
• class actions
• future developments that will impact on litigation in this sector

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