Debbie Venn > DMH Stallard LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
DMH Stallard LLP Offices
1ST FLOOR, WONERSH HOUSE
THE GUILDWAY, OLD PORTSMOUTH ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU3 1LR
England
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Debbie Venn
Work Department
Commercial
Position
Partner in the Commercial team.
Career
Experienced and pragmatic commercial contracts specialist with particular expertise in technology, data, IP, travel, manufacturing and wine sectors and support to in-house counsel.
With more than 20 years’ experience, Debbie has worked with global brands, household names and entrepreneurial businesses advising on trading arrangements, contracts, collaboration agreements, intellectual property rights protection and commercialisation, licensing and royalty agreements, IT contracts (software licences, support and maintenance, SaaS / Cloud, managed services and IT infrastructure contracts), online trading / website regulation, privacy and data protection issues (including UK GDPRs).
As an experienced commercial contracts specialist, Debbie has worked with manufacturing and distribution businesses, including logistics and international trade agreements, agency terms, distribution agreements and sales conditions. She is also an acknowledged expert in the travel sector, working with tour operators, travel agents, destination management companies and suppliers, advising on a wide range of matters including package travel and ATOL regulations, booking conditions and agency agreements. Debbie has also spoken at many ABTA events and contributed to travel and other publications.
Work highlights
- Advising a global engineering business on the protection of IP rights, confidentiality arrangements, data sharing and partnership agreements, IP and patent assignment/licensing.
- Acting for a leading provider of digital cameras, printers and services in respect of the sale of complex machinery, provision of online services and licensed software products, hardware and firmware, IP rights, GDPR compliance and framework contracts.
- Advising the estate of a well-known author on intellectual property issues, including IP rights (completing an IP audit), publishing contracts, merchandising contracts, archive arrangements for physical works, agency representation terms, together with ongoing support and IP ownership/licensing issues.
- Advising a process and payment platform provider on GDPR compliance, data processing agreements, IT security policies and retention processes, software licensing and services contracts; also on compliance with the Payment Surcharges Regulations.
- Advising a super-computing platform on the protection of its complex software engines for the creation of multiple processing activities and algorithm application in various sectors, including gaming, and on IP ownership of the software.
- Drafting booking terms and conditions and contracts for operating a luggage handling and storage service for an aviation services company and advising on the set up and operation of a remote airport service desk
- Advising an award-winning leisure business on trading arrangements including supplier contracts, terms with accommodation providers, contracts for the provision of children’s entertainment packages and booking conditions for school programmes.
- Advising a specialist travel package agency on Package Travel Regulations, bonding arrangements, ABTA membership, booking conditions, supplier contracts and Local Tour Operator Agreements, and ongoing advice on data protection compliance
- Working with some of the UK’s most successful vineyards in matters such as third party growing arrangements, bottling, “white label” production, warehousing and distribution.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Travel
(Leading partners)The ‘forward-thinking team’ at DMH Stallard LLP in Brighton has strong capabilities handling the gamut of commercial and regulatory matters. It frequently advises on cases regarding booking terms and conditions, package travel terms, and villa rental arrangements. It also provides GDPR and data protection assistance. Debbie Venn is the head of the group, noted as being a ‘particular expert in travel-related GDPR issues’. The team has advised on the longer term impacts of Covid-19 regulations on travel, and it has the capacity to handle disputes. Rebecca Thornley-Gibson has expertise in employment-related matters overseas, including senior executive exit strategies, employee relations issues, and advising on contractual documentation for seconded employees, while Helen Mead harnesses a corporate and M&A specialism which she applies in travel contexts.
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)With ‘unmatched expertise and deep understanding of the law‘, DMH Stallard LLP is well regarded for its intellectual property practice. Equipped with both contentious and non-contentious specialists, the firm handles a range of enforcement and protection issues, complex licensing structures and royalties agreements, including acting on cross-border matters. The firm demonstrates particular strength in the manufacturing and technology sectors, with an increasing focus on software-related IP matters. Tim Ashdown, based across London and Brighton, and John Yates, in Gatwick, lead the contentious and non-contentious teams respectively. Robert Ganpatsingh, also based in Gatwick, has experience in contentious matters involving design rights, patents, copyright and trade marks, while Debbie Venn in Brighton is highly regarded for her non-contentious TMT practice. Rebecca Leeves and Beatrice Bass, also in Brighton, are also key names to note.
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Leading partners)DMH Stallard LLP is known for its core strengths in the space, which span IT contracts, data protection, outsourcing of IT services, IT infrastructure issues, Saas arrangements and IT procurement matters, among many others. Tim Ashdown heads the contentious side of the practice, whilst John Yates leads on the non-contentious side. Rebecca Leeves focuses on the education, IT, technology, travel and retail sectors, whilst Debbie Venn is a travel sector expert.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Leading partners South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Leading partners South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- IT and telecoms South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant