E-commerce & ICT-law

E-commerce

Since the internet has become the world’s most important marketplace, e-commerce has become an essential factor in the development of every company. However, doing business with the entire world has of course negative sides as well. For starters, some specific legislation may apply to transactions between consumers and businesses or to contracts entered at a distance. Furthermore, some specific requirements must be met for websites and webshops, including certain information duties. Finally, there are some specificities inherent to the virtual world, such as e-signatures, e-money and cryptocurrencies, which offer new business opportunities.

What do we do?

At IFORI, we review your contracts and review the compliance of your website(s). We also provide you with all legal documents to fill possible gaps in your contractual framework. We also advise you on specific issues (e.g. revocation right).

Our added value

We will discuss with you the different options that exist and what legal consequences those entail. We will also help you assess the opportunities and risks that those choices bring with them.

As experts in privacy and data protection law, we can take a holistic approach to all legal matters concerning e-commerce instead of just the sales part of the equation. We help you make sense of the avalanche of applicable legislations that all need to be applied at once and help you with making the law work in your favour.

New Tech & ICT

The future is digital, young, and disruptive. And so your legal service providers should be. Although we are jurists, we breathe and live IT and technology. The sector holds little secrets for us. We are legal advisors to whom you will not have to explain the concept of IoT, AI, blockchain or cloud computing. We are working at the intersection of law and tech, it is only natural our slogan became “When tech meets law“.

What do we do?

We draft, review, and manage your IT-contracts, both within the framework of “one-shot” cooperation and in “full service” missions. We advise you on the legal and ethical issues that could arise from specific uses of technologies. Since we also assist you in protecting and transferring your immaterial IT-assets most effectively, we have a perfect understanding of your company and your needs.

Our added value

With a strong “in house” experience and our thorough knowledge of the sector and the technologies, we do not only review your agreements, but we understand them. With IFORI, you will not lose time with unnecessary explanations about basic IT concepts. We provide you with forward-thinking and “to the point” answers.

Commercial Agreements

Every relation is specific, and commercial agreements are no exception to that rule.  There are various ways to enter into a commercial partnership with a third party, both on a domestic and on transnational level. A commercial agency is for instance completely different from an exclusive distribution with very different legal consequences.

What do we do?

At IFORI, we draft and review your entire commercial framework to make them fit your needs. We also advise you on the specificities of each commercial regime. We will also help you devise a distribution strategy, helping you choose between exclusive and non-exclusive dealerships and geographical exclusivity vs non-exclusivity and advising you on the practical and legal consequences of these choices.

Our added value

Distribution and other commercial exploitation contracts such as franchising or commercial agency go hand in hand with intellectual property rights. As trademark, design and patent attorneys, were are in the best position to advise you on your IP and distribution strategy which by default will be intertwined.

It is our mission to help our clients build their business. We make sure that you fully understand what the consequences are of the choices that you can make. It is our job to ensure your rights and interests are well protected and we intend to do our job well.