Hamish Corner
Hamish is a partner in the London office of Shoosmiths, specialising in technology, media, marketing and privacy matters.
His clients include both software and hardware vendors and customers, with a particular focus in the communications, retail, financial services and cleantech sectors. His clients range widely from early stage SMEs, to major international plcs and government entities.
A significant proportion of Hamish’s clients are international, with a particular emphasis on the US. Hamish co-founded the San Francisco office at his previous firm and has spent a considerable amount of time working in the US as a registered Foreign Legal Consultant of the State Bar of California.
Practice Areas
Panels
- Consulting Editorial Board
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2001
Experience
- Mills & Reeve (1999 - 2004)
- Charles Russell (2004 - 2012)
- Penningtons Manches (2012 - 2019)
Qualifications
- LLB (1998)
- PGC (2008)
Education
- University College London (1998)
- Kings College London (2008)
2 Contributions by Hamish Corner
PRECEDENTS
Database sale and IP rights assignment agreement with data migration and UK GDPR provisions (pro-assignor) - England and Wales
This Agreement is dated [ insert date ]
Parties
[ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Assignor)
[ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Assignee)
Each of the Assignor and the Assignee is a party; together they are the parties.
Background
The Assignor owns the copyright and database rights in the Database.
The Assignee is [ insert description of the Assignee’s background/background to assignment or relevant transaction ].
The Assignor agrees to assign all such copyright and database rights and to migrate the contents of the Database to the Assignee, and the Assignee agrees to accept that assignment and to assist and co‑operate with that migration, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement...
Information Law
PRECEDENTS
Pro-assignee database sale and IP assignment agreement with controller-to-controller UK GDPR personal data transfer, warranties, indemnities and migration terms (England and Wales)
This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ]
Parties
[ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Assignor); and
[ insert name ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] under number [ insert registered number ] whose registered office is at ] [ insert address ] (Assignee)
Each of the Assignor and the Assignee is a party and, collectively, the Assignor and the Assignee are the parties.
BACKGROUND
The Assignor holds all Intellectual Property Rights in the Database.
The Assignor acts as Controller of the Personal Data contained in the Database and the Data Protection Documentation.
The Assignee is [ insert description of the Assignee’s background/background to assignment or relevant transaction ].
The Assignor agrees to assign all Intellectual Property Rights and to transfer the Transferred Personal Data (as defined in this Agreement) to the Assignee. The Assignee agrees to accept the assignment and those transfers in accordance with this Agreement...
Information Law
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