Ward Hadaway LLP delivers high-quality IT legal services across a range of sectors including the technology, energy, healthcare, retail, insurance and transport industries. The team is noted for its expertise in technology agreements, outsourcings, privacy matters, IT disputes and emerging areas such as AI, public sector procurement, and net-zero transition litigation. Damien Charlton leads the commercial team, and Judy Baker, an IT law and data protection specialist, brings a strong technical background and advises across the public, private and third sectors. Tim Toomey handles IT disputes, acting for major IT service providers and insurers as part of the firm’s commercial litigation offering.
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- ‘The team quickly grasps the issue you are asking for advice on and responds quickly. I have a great deal of faith in them that whatever their advice is, it will be well researched, thought through and accurate.’
- ‘Judy Baker has thorough, up-to-date knowledge on all technology law issues. She is very quick to understand what I'm asking (although I'm not sure I'm always very clear!) and gives very thorough, clear and easy to understand advice.’
Key clients
- NW FireControl Limited (NWFC)
- Isagenix International LLC
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Damien Charlton
Other key lawyers
Judy Baker; Tim Toomey; Matthew Cormack; Phil Tomkins; Rob Eldon