Advanced manufacturing and robotics
We partner with clients to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of advanced manufacturing and robotics, helping them to meet its challenges and opportunities.
As a full-service firm with a leading technology practice, we are able to utilise our industry experience and experience across different disciplines to help keep you up to date with developments in the sector, providing commercial and solutions focussed advice tailored to your needs.
Our team advise on:
- Commercial contracts and agreements in relation to supply chain, distribution and leasing
- Intellectual property and protection of assets both contentious and non-contentious
- Customer and supplier relationships
- Growing your business and investment including venture capital and grant funding
- Company formation and governance
- Sector specific regulatory concerns including health & safety, usage and licencing, advertising and ESG and sustainable supply chain
- Product safety, liability and compliance
- Data protection, cyber security and AI governance
- Employment
- Procurement
- Disputes and investigations
Our experience
We are a multi-disciplinary team, supporting a wide range of high-tech clients across automation, advanced engineering, drones, smart factories, space and defence, with expertise in robotics and automation technologies.
Our team of tech-sector lawyers have extensive industry experience advising both public and private sector clients including some the leading advanced manufacturing and robotics organisations including:
- Ocado Group
- Starship Technologies
- London Electric Vehicle Company
Our clients
We act for a number of different companies within the advanced manufacturing and robotics field, both for customers and suppliers. As a national firm, with bases in UK tech-hot spots such as Cambridge and Manchester, but with a strong global connection, we have a deep understanding of the markets our clients operate in and are able to support both local and global ambitions.
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Did you know?
Leading legal advice
We advised on the use of surveillance technology on drones to a government organisation.
UK industrial strategy
It its 2025 sector strategy, the UK government set out an aim for the UK to be recognised as the best place in the world to start, grow and invest in advanced manufacturing.
Robots in everyday life
The NHS has projected that half a million operations will be carried out as robotic surgery over the nest decade.
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Cyber response
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Artificial intelligence
With our AI legal team and our full-service expertise, we can help you navigate the legal landscape of artificial intelligence effectively and responsibly.
Technology
Whether you're a tech entrepreneur seeking investment, a multinational negotiating a strategic tech deal, or looking to protect and commercialise an innovation, we can help.