Peter Bullock's biography

Peter is a Partner and specialises in advising the information, technology and services industries on contentious and risk management issues, which include intellectual property, legal audits, data flows and data privacy, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution, insurance, e-commerce and outsourcing.

He has acted in numerous disputes for hardware manufacturers, suppliers of software systems, government bodies using IT systems and in relation to outsourcing. In recent years, his practice has involved a wide range of technology and contentious work, from IT infrastructure procurements to e-commerce related projects and heavy litigation. Peter is qualified to practise in both England and Hong Kong.

Key relevant experience includes:

• Acting for a major hardware manufacturer on a US$35m investment in a China telecoms entity (and related sales arrangements).
• Advising a Hong Kong utility company on a series of multi-million US$ software systems developments concerning customer call centre and billing system technology.
• Representing e-silkroad.net Holdings Limited in its claims for Internet defamation and delivery up of IP addresses against an Internet chat-room icered.com.
• Advising a manufacturer of ATMs on a number of projects concerning software development and maintenance programmes relating to ATMs in China.
• Responsible for the launch in Hong Kong of Pinsent Masons’ website legal service for start-ups in the e-commerce sector, www.OUT-LAW.COM.
• Supervised enforcement of IP rights against infringers of IPRs in relation to business software packages in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
• Advising a major supplier of hardware and IS services to defend a multi-million US$ claim relating to the delivery of a B2B logistics platform.
• Advising on a number of technology outsourcings in Asia Pacific.
• Advising a major UK drinks company on brand protection and franchising issues in China.

Peter is also a member of the following: Society for Computers and Law; Hong Kong Computer Society; the British Chamber of Commerce IT Committee in Hong Kong; Hong Kong International Arbitration Council E-commerce Sub-committee; HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators to handle Hong Kong Name Disputes; ADNDRC Panel of Arbitrators to handle gTLD disputes. He is also an independent director of FDS Networks Group Limited, listed on the SGX-ST and his publications include "China Intellectual Property Law Guide" – Internet Chapter, a CCH publication. He lectures widely on technology law and risk management.

Based in: Hong Kong

Email: peter.bullock@pinsentmasons.com

Telephone: +852 2294 3438

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