Suzie Miles

Partner (Commercial/Technology), Ashfords

Suzie leads the commercial technology team at Ashfords advising on a wide range of technology matters with a particular focus on fin-tech. Suzie has a breadth of experience in drafting and negotiating commercial/IT contracts including for bespoke software development (using agile or waterfall methodology), support and maintenance, the provision of software and hardware for a range of deployment models as well as leading on technology transformation projects and large technology outsourcing deals.

Suzie advises on the entire sourcing cycle, providing pragmatic advice from the early stages of deciding how to structure a transaction, the strategy for purchasing within an existing IT estate or structuring a commercial model, through to contract negotiations, implementation and post contractual changes.

Suzie is ITIL Practitioner certified, PRINCE 2 certified and has undertaken Open University in Information Security enabling Suzie to efficiently and effectively manage large technology projects.

Suzie’s practice area within fin-tech includes advising payment services providers, critical sub-outsourcers to financial institutions (including compliance with EBA guidelines), scheme participants and payment gateway providers.

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Governing law and jurisdiction in contracts with UK consumers

Practice notes

This Practice Note examines the extent to which traders based in England and Wales can make their contracts with consumers based in other UK jurisdictions subject to the governing law and/or jurisdiction of England and Wales. It considers the laws which determine governing law and jurisdiction (in respect of both contractual and non-contractual obligations) in the UK in business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts.

Commercial

Governing law and jurisdiction clauses—business-to-consumer

Precedents

This Precedent provides the options for governing law and jurisdiction clauses for use in business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts in the UK.

Commercial