PRACTICE AREA
Information and Communication Technology
The Internet and new technologies now form an integral part of most business activities. This has changed the way business is conducted, creating new opportunities and pointing the way forward.
PRK serves clients from all industries that use digital technology, including banks, insurance companies and other financial firms, companies in the pharmaceutical /healthcare and automotive sectors, and media, retail and ICT firms. We provide unparalleled legal support to these clients in a wide array of ICT projects.
Our ICT team provides legal advisory services in many future priority areas for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in particular:
- Protecting personal data and privacy (GDPR, e-Privacy Regulation, PSD2, online identifiers, etc.)
- Complex IT projects and the supply of IT systems (hardware contracts, development and implementation of software, maintenance services, support)
- Cybersecurity (legal and organisational aspects, security policies, legal risks and responsibilities and how to balance them between stakeholders, regulatory duties, child protection online)
- Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, robotics
- Autonomous driving and e-mobility
- Big Data (responsibility for data, clouds and private clouds)
- E-government (online justice, consumer disputes, e-communication between public bodies and citizens)
- Financial technology (innovative fintech services, cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based projects)
- E-commerce (online advertising and ad blocking, unfair competition, regulation of online platforms, etc.)
- Computer games, streaming services, audio and video on demand
- Telecommunications (regulatory advice, representation before telecommunication authorities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
A strong legal team on your side
References
We advised a client on its contracts with software developers, the legal aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), and IP and data protection issues in its service agreements with major global IT and telecommunications companies.
We helped a client draft and negotiate a software development, support and maintenance agreement for its key CRM system, was used across several jurisdictions.