Covering the entire scope of TMT matters and maintaining a strong reputation in the field, RPC advises clients from major global electronics firms to leading social media platforms. The team specialises in technology and outsourcing work for companies, and handles technology and class action disputes in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Practice head Jeremy Drew works with clients on contentious and advisory work, while Oliver Bray supports entities on global regulation compliance, AI content issues and all other aspects of TMT. Other key members of the team include Caroline Tuck who specialises in outsourcing litigation, and David Cran who focuses on technology disputes. The team grew this year with the additions of Alastair Mitton and Andrew McMillan. Meanwhile, Tania Williams left in June 2024.
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‘Oliver Bray leads a great team that is keen to learn about our business and work with us as true partners. The team’s willingness to get underneath the bonnet and really understand the business is a huge asset. Our business is complex but I always have confidence that the RPC team will really look into the technical details that surround the legal issues in order to inform their analysis.'
‘My go-to partners are Oliver Bray and Joe Lippitt, and this year I've been pleased to have Rachel Ford on the core team too.'
- 'Oliver Bray is a trusted adviser and a great ally. Olly has a genuine interest in our business and has tackled many complex data protection issues for me. He makes a real effort to understand not just the legal issues, but also the business dynamics. RPC's advice is always practical and tailored.'
- 'Rachel Ford has been a great additional to the team this past year. Rachel has provided excellent advice, structure and leadership in relation to our incident response programme.'
- 'RPC has also provided us with a series of junior secondees (on 6 month rotation). They have all been of a very high quality and it is a credit to RPC that they have been well-prepared for their secondments.’
‘RPC has represented us on various matters from data protection to commercial advice to litigation. Their knowledge of this sector is exceptional.’
Key clients
- Associated Newspapers
- Ebury
- eClerx
- FT
- Google including YouTube
- LINK Scheme
- Meta
- Reach plc
- Times Media
- Valve Corporation
Work highlights
Representing Google as defendant in the highly publicised litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal involving Epic Games and the world-famous esports title ‘Fortnite’.
Defending the Financial Times in a libel claim brought by former hedge fund manager, Crispin Odey, over two articles reporting on allegation that Odey sexually assaulted or harassed more than 20 women between 1985 and 2021.
Advising YouTube on all aspects of their social media operations, including influencer marketing campaigns, launch campaigns for products and services and regulated areas of marketing activity.
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Practice head
Jeremy Drew
Other key lawyers
Oliver Bray; Caroline Tuck; David Cran; Alastair Mitton; Andrew McMillan; Joe Lippitt; Rachel Ford