Law firm Pitmans is delighted to co-sponsor the Southern Tech 100. Technology defines our region and is at the heart of our own practice. Our dedicated technology group concentrates on understanding the industry and assists clients to tackle the issues they face.

Pitmans does not see technology in a narrow sense. Today almost all areas of commercial life are touched by the significance of technology as it continues to evolve. Contracts for the supply of software or IT services may be at the core of what lawyers regard as “technology work” but so many areas of practice, from corporate acquisitions and disposals, to dispute resolution, employment and white collar criminal work are aspects of commercial life that technology companies and their customers must get to grips with.

So what do we see as the particular areas touching the technology sector that are likely to become or remain of importance over the coming year?