Historic FSF projects no longer require copyright in code contributions to be...
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has in the past previously required developers working on projects such as GCC (the Gnu Compiler Collection) to assign its copyrights to the FSF. The logic is that this does make enforcement easier against people…
Moorcrofts Extends SpecialEffect Partnership
Moorcrofts Corporate Law, will be extending its charity partnership with SpecialEffect until April 2022. SpecialEffect was appointed as Moorcrofts’ charity of the year in 2019 with the proposal to have the partnership in place for two-years. However, with fundraising heavily…
The WIPO Handbook on Key Contracts for Mobile Applications Released –...
Orcro Limited, in collaboration with its sister company, Moorcrofts, has authored the newly published World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Handbook – Key Contracts for Mobile Applications – a Developers Perspective. Mobile apps have become an integral part of people’s lives,…
Future Law Autonomous Intelligent Agents
Changes to technology require changes to the law. What’s surprising is that possible answers to thorny questions may already have been considered in a different context. For example, an increasing number of transactions take place between computers without any human…
Chambers and Partners rank Moorcrofts as a leading law firm in the region
Corporate law firm, Moorcrofts has again been recommended for its expertise in corporate/M & A and Information Technology in the Thames Valley region, by one of the most influential and esteemed legal directories, Chambers & Partners UK. The new 2020…
Moorcrofts complete 46-mile virtual walk for SpecialEffect
A team of budding walkers from Moorcrofts, have worked together to complete a virtual walk from its office in Marlow to its charity partner, SpecialEffect’s office in Charlbury. The 46-mile route was divided into ten sections with each member of…
The Legal 500 rank Moorcrofts ‘Tier 1’ firm for corporate and commercial...
Corporate Law firm, Moorcrofts, has earned the top ‘Tier 1 ranking’ among all corporate and commercial law firms in the South East: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx region by leading industry directory, The Legal 500 UK 2021 edition. The Legal 500…
Moorcrofts Corporate Law Firm Launch Legal Podcast
Corporate Law Firm, Moorcrofts is launching its own legal podcast – Moorcrofts Means Business, which will see its partners and highly regarded lawyers, as well as a range of industry leaders discuss legal topics to help companies run their businesses…
OpenUK collaborates with the European Commission Observatory’s report...
As part of the OpenUK Legal and Policy Committee, Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology, in association with other lawyers and law firms involved in the committee, has collaborated with the European Commission to advise on…
How Special Is Your Data?
Special categories data in M&A transactions The use, handling and transfer of personal data in M&A transactions has become an increasingly important aspect of the deal management process, given both the volume and value of M&A in the UK (according…
Moorcrofts secure grant for sensitive information App
Specialist Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts, has secured a five-figure sum from the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet programme to research and develop an open source app that can be used to search for and identify sensitive data in…