Richard Lane

Richard LanePosition

Partner

 

Services

 

Areas of expertise

  • Commercial agreements
  • Information technology and communication
  • Framework agreements
  • EU procurement
  • Intellectual property
  • Data protection/freedom of information

 

 

 

Profile

Richard Lane is a Partner in the Hugh James Commercial Team.  Richard has extensive experience specialising in commercial and framework agreements, IT and Communication and intellectual property.

 

Richard's deals include:

 

  • Advised (and continues to advise) the Environment Agency on a significant number of multi-million pound procurement projects relating to high value and high risk IT systems, software, hardware, support and maintenance, development and outsourcing

 

  • Advised the Cabinet Office on the acquisition of their new content management system and an ongoing managed service

 

  • Advised newly established Natural England, on the rationalisation of its three legacy IT systems and the outsourcing to IBM

 

  • Advised Commission for Rural Communities on the outsourcing of its IT operation

 

  • Advised Cardiff Council on a variety of procurement projects relating to the new Cardiff Castle Interpretation Centre including a concession catering, introduction film and audio tour concession contract

 

  • Leading a multi-disciplinary team of Hugh James solicitors on supporting Cardiff City Council’s Public Private Partnership to improve transport

 

  • Currently advising Cardiff Council on the procurement of a Strategic Technology Partner in respect of its transformational change project

 

  • Advising Bay Leisure on the Management Agreement for operating Swansea City Council’s new leisure and pool complex

 

 

Professional career

Trained:  South Western Electricity plc       

Qualified: 1999

Partner at Hugh James:  2007

 

 

Education

St Thomas More RC, Bristol

University of Wales College of Cardiff

 

Qualifications    LLB(Hons) 1995

Legal Practice Diploma 1996


 

Personal interests

Golf, sub-aqua diving


 

Contact

 

Richard LaneRichard Lane

Partner

Commercial

 

E richard.lane@hughjames.com

T 029 2039 1030

 

Contact

Richard LaneRichard Lane

Partner

Commercial

 

E richard.lane@hughjames.com

T 029 2039 1030

Related services

 

Memberships

 

  • Society for Computers and the Law
  • Institute of Directors
  • SOCITM
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