Lawrence Akka – författare

IT Contracts and Dispute Management provides in-depth analysis of the legal issues that customers and suppliers involved in a technology project can face at each of its critical stages. The authors offer a practitioner''?s-eye view of both the impact of those issues and how to resolve them or minimise their effect.

Key features include:?

guidance on all stages of a technology project presented in the order in which they typically occur?discussion of the tender process, preparation of contract terms and project delivery?advice on how to manage commonly occurring issues, such as delayed delivery?insight into potential methods of project ?''resuscitation''? when difficulties ariseadvice on ?''end of project?'' issues, including termination options, formal resolution of disputes and quantification of lossesfirst-hand insights drawing on the authors?'' extensive personal experiences throughout.

Being the only published work in this area relating to English law, this book will be a valuable resource for lawyers in private practice who are advising clients on the avoidance or resolution of disputes arising from IT projects. It will also be of great interest to in-house legal counsel who advise that part of their business responsible for procuring, supplying, or managing an IT project.

This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of IT Contracts and Dispute Management provides an in-depth analysis of the legal issues that could potentially arise within each critical stage of a technology project. The authors draw on their extensive practical experience of advising and litigating in this evolving field, and have produced a work that is both authoritative and pragmatic.Key Features:Discussion of recent judicial decision of relational contracts, and the Supreme Court’s judgment on ‘no oral modification’ clauses and their applicability to change control proceduresUpdated information to account for the new High Court rules on disclosureGuidance on how to manage frequently occurring issues, such as delayed deliveryExamination of important methods of project resuscitation when experiencing difficulty, as well as potential end of project issuesThis informative book will be a hugely valuable resource for lawyers in private practice who are advising clients striving to avoid or resolve disputes occurring from IT projects. It will also be beneficial for in-house legal counsel who advise clients at each stage of IT projects.