Telecoms
D
eals and Disputes
2005

 

 
 
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Telecoms Regulatory Authority of Bahrain - we advised and assisted the TRA on telecommunications regulatory matters and we supplied secondees to act as Legal Affairs Director for the TRA for the interim period before the appointment of a new Director.

 
International Telecommunications Union - we were appointed under UN Special Service Agreements to advise the National Telecommunications Commission of Sudan, the Sudanese telecommunications regulator, in relation to number portability, licensing and a general review of Sudanese telecommunications law.

 
Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd - we advise on corporate and commercial matters for Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd and its subsidiary Uniworld Communications Limited, which have included advising on the acquisition of the voice telephony business of Telephony Management Ltd, the acquisition of Go Worldwide Communications Limited, and the acquisition of Pulse Media (UK) Limited. We also advised on intellectual property matters.

 
Vodafone - we are a member of Vodafone's panel advising on the acquisition and management of sites for telecommunication equipment, dealing with up to 100 sites at any time. We also advise Vodafone on property litigation matters.

 
MMI Research Limited - we advise this military telecoms equipment manufacturer on intellectual property and commercial matters. We also act for the client in the case MMI Research Limited v Timson and others, where MMI was the Claimant in a High Court software copyright infringement claim relating to telecommunications equipment, and in a High Court patent infringement case, MMI Research Limited -v- Datong Electronics plc and others.

 
L-CAT - we continue to have a place on the Government legal services panel, as an adviser on telecoms, IT and e-commerce issues.

 
Major telecommunications company - we acted on the disposal of the company's shareholding in an overseas telecoms company.

 
Other clients include Cable & Wireless, Arqiva, ntl and Flag Telecom Group Limited.