Mr Crispin Dick > Paris Smith LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

Paris Smith LLP
WEST PARK HOUSE
23 CUMBERLAND PLACE
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2BB
England

Work Department

Corporate, commercial and finanace

Position

LLP Partner

Career

Having spent the first 24 years of my legal career at firms in London, I joined Paris Smith as a partner in the Commercial team in June 2011.

My clients include large international corporates as well as smaller owner managed businesses.  My experience covers a wide range of sectors including financial services, automotive, healthcare, leisure, consumer, food and drinks, rail and technology.  The areas of commercial law that I can assist clients with includes:

  • outsourcing and services agreements;
  • supply of goods, distribution, manufacturing and agency agreements;
  • software licensing, development, and other IT agreements;
  • joint ventures and collaboration agreements;
  • e-commerce and business to consumer terms and conditions;
  • data protection, GDPR and other regulatory issues;
  • constitutional and corporate governance issues; and
  • business sales.

I use my years of experience in acting for different clients to offer tried and tested solutions and guide clients not only on what their options are, but on what the best option for them might be in a given situation.

Memberships

I am the Company Secretary of the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms

Paris Smith LLP is a strong choice for SMEs in the technology sector and the team is geared to handle matters pertaining to GDPR, IT contracts and transactions. Laura Trapnell in Southampton leads the practice and often advises data streaming services, clients in the gaming industry as well as petroleum companies. Crispin Dick is also located in Southampton and assists clients with platform access agreements, software licensing and development. Ryan Mitchell splits his time between Southampton and Winchester, and his recent work highlights include drafting terms and conditions for a range of SaaS platforms.

South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire

Boasting private equity funds and SMEs amongst its client list, the Paris Smith LLP group consistently advises on M&A and restructurings across industries ranging from life sciences to construction. Michael Moore leads on the corporate side, while Crispin Dick focuses on commercial matters from the Southampton office, specialising in software licensing and technology transfers. Amanda Brockwell operates out of the Winchester office, assisting buyers, sellers and investors with management buy-outs. Southampton-based Jonathan Roy assists with private equity matters. Emily Sadler was promoted to partner in March 2022, and has 10 years’ experience supporting clients with their commercial contracts.