ICT & Software Development

An area where legal and commercial considerations intersect most visibly is the use of databases.

In many technology and platform-based businesses, access to structured datasets or user-generated data is essential for developing, training, or improving software. However, this creates a layered set of issues — from ownership and usage rights to the distinction between licensing data and licensing software, and the constraints imposed by data protection rules.

We have advised clients in negotiating access to databases and structuring these relationships in a way that preserves both operational flexibility and legal certainty. This is particularly critical in sectors such as healthcare and marketing technology, where data is both a core asset and a regulated resource.

Data protection is a central component of our work. We assist clients in aligning their operations with applicable data protection frameworks, including GDPR principles, while ensuring that internal policies, data processing arrangements, and cross-border data flows reflect how the business actually operates.

This is especially relevant for companies handling sensitive personal data, such as healthcare-related information, where compliance must be both robust and practical.

Beyond pure software companies, we have developed experience in advising platform-based businesses, including e-commerce platforms and financial platforms operating on factoring models.

In these contexts, we support clients in drafting terms and conditions, structuring user relationships, allocating risk, and designing personal data protection frameworks that align with the platform’s commercial logic. These projects require a combination of contractual precision and regulatory awareness, as the platform itself becomes the central point where users, data, and transactions intersect.

We also support technology companies in structuring their employment and contractor relationships, with a particular focus on ensuring that intellectual property created by employees and external developers is properly assigned to the company.

At the same time, we assist in building contractual frameworks that protect confidential information and trade secrets, while remaining aligned with the realities of modern, often remote, development teams.

Given the inherently international nature of technology businesses, we are frequently involved in negotiating cross-border contracts and supporting clients in structuring their presence in North Macedonia.

Our role is to ensure that agreements are not only legally sound, but also commercially workable and enforceable in practice.