IT, AI, crypto and telecoms disputes

Get expert advice on resolving IT, AI, crypto and telecoms disputes

Our specialist IT, AI, crypto and telecoms disputes solicitors have detailed sector knowledge and extensive experience of acting for both suppliers and end users of IT, AI, crypto and telecoms in the public and private as well as the regulated sectors.

Our team is able to advise in respect of disputes which arise from:

Data centres;
The use of AI;
Complex offshore outsourcing arrangements;
IT and telecom failures and outages and breaches of SLAs;
Software development and integration projects;
Digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and NFTs;
Hardware, supply chain and manufacturing;
Mobile and fixed line telecom infrastructure projects; and
Software licensing and copyright infringement.

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Accolades

The team we work with always keeps us fully informed on the progression of cases they are working on on our behalf. They are always available to us for any additional information required by ourselves and respond promptly.
Legal 500 2025
I have always found Weightmans to be very professional and provide regular updates on the cases they are progressing. The team are very approachable and able to provide expertise in their area of work and reply to your emails promptly. By using Weightmans, we have recovered a number of debts that otherwise may have had to be considered for write-off.
Legal 500 2025
The friendly and knowledgeable team are always a pleasure to work with.
Legal 500 2025
A superb and proactive team who endeavour to fulfil every client requirement within its instructions, and the whole team communicate externally and internally at a top level. All individuals know their jobs and roles excellently well and respond to queries and questions quickly and efficiently.
Legal 500 2025
They are open, honest and also down to earth whilst maintaining a very professional standard.
Legal 500 2025
The team work very well together to give an overall result. They know their strengths and play to them very well.
Legal 500 2025
Excellent service, professionalism and results.
Legal 500 2025

How our IT, AI, crypto and telecoms solicitors work with you

We appreciate that business continuity is absolutely fundamental. Delays to large projects and the failure to achieve specifications and functionality in software development projects and to comply with SLAs require both urgent and practical legal advice to limit reputational risk.

We have successfully assisted many high-profile clients in resolving disputes at an early stage. This seeks to ensure that business continuity is preserved, whether through migration to another supplier or resolution with the existing supplier on negotiated terms.

For such disputes, court proceedings are usually the last resort and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, such as mediation, can be utilised quickly and efficiently. We are very experienced in conducting such negotiations and avoiding protracted disputes.

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We serve clients across the UK and internationally from our offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham

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IT, AI,crypto and telecoms dispute cases

Members of the team have experience acting in respect of:

A pan-European telecoms dispute representing a telecoms provider concerning the installation of telecoms equipment and associated software at sites in various European countries.
Representing an investment bank in respect of a failed offshore software development project with missed milestones, failure to meet specification and numerous coding errors.
Advising a facilities service provider in respect of an IT outage at a retail bank and dealing with remediation and migration of the services.
Successfully terminating a high-value IT agreement for a local authority due to a number of material defaults.
Pursuing a claim on behalf of a university against a supplier of hardware for use in a multi-million capital development project.
Acting for a leading insurance broker and successfully resisting a claim brought by a software house regarding software used in operational systems for payment of additional licence fees
Acting for the victim of a multi-billion dollar fraud affecting the Chinese pro-democracy community and manipulated crypto-currency transactions.