Deloitte Legal

IP & Technology Disputes

Technology Disputes Partner

Work undertaken:

• Renegotiation of a £multi-billion global IT services outsourcing contract acting for a global IT services provider against a global bank and settlement of a number of associated long running disputes​
• Partial termination of a £multi-million business process outsourcing agreement for a global bank as a result of force majeure (coronavirus)​
• Expert determination of a contractual interpretation point in relation to a data centre services contract​
• Renegotiation of a £multi-million end-user services contract for a global IT services provider against a central government department ​
• Arbitration of a £1 billion IT dispute leading to a successful judgment in favour of our client

Vicky was admitted as a solicitor on 03/09/01.

Vicky Cooper leads the IT disputes practice within Deloitte Legal. She has an established reputation in complex, high value litigation and arbitration and renegotiation of IT and outsourcing projects in distress, particularly in the banking and public sectors.  Vicky has specialised in IT disputes since qualification at Pinsent Masons in 2001 and has a deep understanding of complex IT contracts.​

Vicky has driven the growth of the IT disputes practice, including a focus on turnaround of long-term IT contracts or managed exit, avoiding litigation. ​

Vicky is a member of the Society of Computers and Law.

Legal Practice Course (University of the West of England) – Distinction ​ Postgraduate Diploma in Law (University of the West of England) – Distinction​ MA Geography (University of Cambridge) – 2:1 ​