Rossa McMahon delivers guest seminar to UCC IT Law Clinic

UCC is a member of iLinic, a European network of information and communications technology law incubators who provide free legal support to start-ups while giving postgraduate law students an opportunity to engage in real legal issues.

The clinics mainly cover intellectual property law, data protection law and eCommerce, and queries can be submitted by IT start-ups around Ireland that meet certain criteria.

Mr McMahon of PG McMahon Solicitors used his seminar to outline key questions and issues which arise in his experience advising start-ups and small businesses in the area of intellectual property and data protection, contractual arrangements and consumer law.

Speaking afterwards, he said: “Start-ups cannot afford the full range of legal advice and guidance that the need to grow their business and manage it properly.

“However, such advice is often crucial for any new business so that costly disputes can be avoided and so that investors or purchasers can be attracted.

“The IT Law Clinic fills a very obvious gap in supports available to such businesses by providing a free and useful service to which queries can be submitted.”