Raoul Lumb
Partner
Tech, IP & Digital Rights
+44 20 3206 2791
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raoul.lumb@smb.london
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Raoul is a Partner in the Technology, Corporate & Commercial teams. He is a specialist commercial technology lawyer who helps his clients with a wide range of contractual, data protection and intellectual property issues. His clients range from start-ups to listed multinational companies and include software developers, digital agencies, virtual reality producers, crowdfunding platforms and online gaming services.
Raoul has experience of representing FinTech clients and negotiating software licencing deals with most of the world’s major banks as well as representing clients in negotiations with European manufacturing companies and research institutions – including advising on the supply of robotics hardware to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (“CERN”).
Raoul regularly appears on the BBC as an expert commentator on technology issues.
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Insights featuring Raoul
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27th March 2025The Online Safety Act: What Digital Providers Must Do to Stay Compliant in 2025
The Online Safety Act (OSA) establishes a broad regulatory framework for providers of user-to-user services and search services with links to the UK. Service providers that fail to comply with the OSA face serious financial and legal consequences. Notably, Ofcom has the authority to impose fines of up to £18 million or 10% of global revenue, making non-compliance a significant risk for digital businesses.
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26th February 2025AI needs data, creatives need protection – can the UK balance both?
After ten weeks, the UK government’s consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI) closed last night. Launched on 17 December 2024, the consultation invited input from creatives, AI companies, and industry stakeholders alike, reflecting the government’s ongoing efforts in “supporting the growth of the creative industries and AI sectors while recognising the value of human-centred activity.
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12th February 2025A New Age for Subscription Contracts under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024.
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (the “Act”) has passed Royal Assent, and brings in with it a new raft of protections for consumers.
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News featuring Raoul
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19th May 2026
LAWorld Annual General Meeting in Lisbon
Last week, Maninder, Raoul and Howard attended the LAWorld Annual General Meeting in Lisbon, joining colleagues from leading independent law firms across the globe.
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15th May 2026 Corporate, Commercial & Finance
SMB Supports SFC Capital Investor Summit as Legal Partner
As Legal Partner to the SFC Capital Investor Summit, it was a privilege to be part of a day that brought together investors, founders and policymakers to explore the future of UK innovation and growth.
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One of the most striking themes to emerge from the discussions was captured by the British Business Bank, who observed that “the UK has no shortage of capital, the issue is risk appetite.” It is a sentiment that resonated throughout the day’s conversations and underpins many of the challenges facing the UK’s investment landscape. -
20th June 2024 Tech, IP & Digital Rights, Media
Technology Partner Raoul Lumb quoted in Daily Mail and Telegraph
Raoul was called upon for his expert opinion after it emerged that the details of over 500 postmasters had been published on the Post Office website ‘in error’.
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