The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed IT and outsourcing specialist, Will Jackson, to its team of legal consultants. Joby Beretta, Director of The Bench said, “Will has an excellent background in handling complex IT and outsourcing agreements with a unique understanding of the airline industry. We worked together on one of the largest outsourcing deals in the Middle East years ago and I am delighted to team up with him again.” Prior to joining The Bench, Will was Asso

1. Protecting the idea: With the ease and speed of making Apps these days, you should be very careful about who you share your idea with. We would recommend signing a non-disclosure agreement before disclosing the details to any potential App developers. Certain legal protection (such as copyright) only protects the expression of your idea (e.g. the detailed written specification or the code of the App) rather than the idea itself (e.g. a peer-to-peer accommodation bookin

The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed IT and Telecom specialist, Chris Appleby, to its team. Joby Beretta, Founder and Director of The Bench said, “Chris brings with him over 25 years of global IT/Telecom experience, a substantial part of which has been here in the Middle East (UAE and Qatar) but also includes Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand). Our TMT team has already been recognised as punching above its weight at the Middle East Legal Awards 2017

This Article was first published in Premium: The Definitive Middle East Insurance Magazine in May 2017. Being an innovative and nascent technology, the legal issues and regulatory framework applicable to the Hyperloop are, to some extent, speculative. This article considers some of the potential issues such as intellectual property, investment, the regulatory framework and liabilities. Intellectual Property We understand that the initial concept of the Hyperloop was included

The Bench advised MSS Kits on its new 4 year partnership agreement worth US$10m with Excelerate Performance based in Connecticut, USA. MSS KITS is a UK engineering technology company that develops modular adjustable performance spring kits for prestige German cars, in partnership with Eibach. The Bench team was led by Joby Beretta who commented 'It has been a real pleasure working with the MSS management team and helping them expand their international network of importers,

First published in the Oath, Issue 39, March 2015 (Updated 11 Jan 2017 for change in Kuwaiti Law) What is Big Data? Most of us have heard the phrase ‘Big Data’ but many may struggle to define it. One of the most often quoted definitions is Gartner’s: “Big data is high volume, high velocity, and/or high variety information assets that require new forms of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery and process optimisation”. Gartner’s 3’V’’s definition of

In the Hotel Yearbook 2016 many authors predicted the use of cloud computing shifting to the mainstream. Some of the benefits highlighted were reduced cost and increased flexibility, accessibility, updating, security and guest service. Before jumping into the cloud, you should however be aware of the associated legal issues. The precise legal risks depend on a number of factors including the type of cloud (e.g. public, private, hybrid), service (e.g. Saas, PaaS), solution