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IT law for lawyers

Legally compliant design - avoid liability traps

This training is held in German.
Are you expected to manage IT projects, negotiate IT contracts or at least accompany them? - This training explicitly addresses lawyers , for whom legal basics are part of their core business – but not necessarily the specifics and pitfalls of IT law. This requires special know-how, if only because of the specific terminology, structures, and processes in the IT sector. Furthermore, there have been recent legal innovations in this area, particularly in terms of contractual clauses and Terms and conditions have frequently been the subject of case law. Therefore, in order to act and design in a legally secure manner, you need very specific knowledge.

Contents

IT contract basics

  • Brief overview of the relevant basics (BGB, HGB, UrhG etc.).

IT licenses

  • Which intangible rights can be protected?
  • What is regulated in a license agreement?
  • Special features of software law (backup copy, rental, etc.).
  • Severe sanctions in the form of fines or prison sentences.

The project contract

  • Structure of a project contract.
  • Agile versus waterfall method.
  • From "actual" to "target".
  • Documenting and legally securing the results of a project.
  • Work or service contract character? Help with the distinction.

Overview of important contractual clauses and pitfalls in the project contract

  • Specification of the consultants.
  • Acceptance clause.
  • When does acceptance take place? Can this be declared subject to reservation?
  • Rights of use.
  • Participation clauses.

Special case of outsourcing and SaaS

  • Process of an outsourcing project.
  • Structure of a SaaS.
  • Special features of outsourcing services.
  • Contract constructions.
  • Framework agreements versus service certificates.
  • Special features of SaaS.
  • Important clauses.
  • Exit scenarios.

Avoiding and dealing with additional claims

  • Set up claim management professionally.
  • Claims arising from unclear clauses.
  • Defense of claims from current contracts.
  • Escalations Arbitration court vs. ordinary courts.

Liability

  • Pitfalls with liability clauses.
  • Which liability regulations are really important?
  • Liability for third parties.

Clarification and discussion of your specific questions

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • The training provides you with the relevant knowledge on IT law
  • You will deal with the requirements for a legally compliant design for IT projects in your company.
  • You arm yourself against errors and liability traps at an early stage.
  • You will have ample opportunity to clarify your individual questions with an expert.

Use our preliminary questionnaire to submit your questions before the seminar begins.

Methods

Lecture, presentation, discussion, case studies and checklists.

Recommended for

lawyers as well as specialists and managers who are new to the field of IT law or would like to learn more about this topic in general. If you have no prior legal knowledge, we recommend the training "Crash Course IT Contract: Legal Foundations for Digital Requirements".

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18.06.2025
Düsseldorf
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23.10.2025
Munich
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