Raoul Lumb
Partner
Tech, IP & Digital Rights
+44 20 3206 2791
Email Raoul
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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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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20th January 2025Pioneering the Future: How the UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan Aims to Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence
AI has the potential to reshape industries, enhance productivity and transform public services on a global scale. Recognising the profound potential of this technology, the UK government has launched its AI Opportunities Action Plan (“Plan”) to position the UK as a global leader in AI innovation.
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News featuring Raoul
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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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7th March 2024 Tech, IP & Digital Rights, Media
SMB welcomes Soho Media Club for networking event and Q&A panel
SMB welcomed Soho Media Club to its office for a networking event which saw professionals across the film, TV and creative industries, join together for… Read more
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12th February 2024 Media, Media & Communications Disputes, Tech, IP & Digital Rights
SMB signs as champion sponsors of Soho Media Club’s ‘Be You’ festival
SMB has signed as champion sponsors of Soho Media Club’s ‘Be You’ festival, a 1-day festival designed to spark honest conversation about contemporary challenges within film, TV, music and digital media culture.
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