Surridge & Beecheno offer representation in regulatory proceedings, license applications, and compliance audits before relevant authorities. Furthermore, we provide counselling services on content licensing, distribution agreements, intellectual property protection, data privacy, and cybersecurity issues relevant to media and telecommunication companies.
The Firm has extensively advised on the laws relating to telecommunications, satellite communications and broadcasting, Information Technology, media and television laws, etc. It counts amongst its clients Home Box Office (HBO), London Telecommunication Exchange, MCI World and Cisco Systems, Inc.
We advised the likes of Barlow Lyde Gilbert on shrink-wrap agreements for software, Experian/Addleshaw Goddard and Hewlett Packard/Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam NV on Data Protection / Consumer Credit laws, Science Corporation and Baker & McKenzie Hong Kong and Reed Smith, Richards Butler LLP London on the requirements under the Pakistan Telecommunication (Reorganisation) Act 1996 for Internet Access, Internet Managed Service, Global Remote Access Service, Global Virtual Private Routed Network, Client VPN Service, Business Extranet Service and Voice and Video over IP (VoIP), Baker & McKenzie, California, on Siebel Alliance Program, Cisco Systems Inc. on its operational and legal requirements in Pakistan and dms, Inc. on its business operations in Pakistan.
Our team helped Telebrands India set up a subsidiary in Pakistan by the name of Hotbrands (Pvt.) Limited and has advised the company on various corporate and regulatory aspects.
The firm advises Snapchat, Apple, GoDaddy Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Dell, Airbnb and others on legal matters pertaining to their business in Pakistan.
