Chris Kemp
Chris is an experienced IT lawyer who “stands out for his involvement in AI projects” (Legal 500 2023).
Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” 2023 for IT Law in the UK
“Very strong” (Legal 500 2023)
“A key member of the team” (Legal 500 2024)
Chris joined Kemp IT Law in 2019 from Clifford Chance and became a Partner in October 2022. Chris graduated from the University of Oxford with a first class honours in English. After Oxford he spent two years teaching on the Teach First programme. He followed this with distinctions in the GDL and LPC.
Chris regularly writes and speaks on Tech Law topics. He has been published on LexisNexis, Politico, Practical Law, Computers and Law, and IT Law Today. He is an IAPP certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E, CIPM).
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SaaS Insights – payment profile & liability caps
How does the payment profile for a SaaS deal interact with the liability caps? Chris Kemp takes a look in …
SaaS Insights: “You know it’s not a licence, right?”
When you use a SaaS product, you’re accessing software running on someone else’s hardware. This could cause an upstream licensing …
SaaS Insights: should “Applicable Privacy Laws” cover everything?
Chris Kemp looks at the full implications of a promise to comply with all ‘Applicable Privacy Laws’.