• DocumentCode
    1236767
  • Title

    A guide to outsourcing: ten legal pitfalls

  • Author

    Davis, Dai

  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    Today, outsourcing can take various different forms. Application service provision (ASP) and data warehousing are two of the more ´in-vogue´ terms. On the other hand, facilities management and bureau services are less popular descriptions of outsourcing. In this paper, we identify and discuss 10 risks that are associated with the ongoing performance of the contract from a legal perspective. These are: transfer of assets; transfer of software licence; payments; limitation of liability; force majeure; termination; change control; continuity; foreign suppliers; data protection.
  • Keywords
    computer facilities; contract law; data privacy; data warehouses; outsourcing; ASP; application service provision; asset transfer; bureau services; contract change control; contract performance risks; contract termination; data protection; data warehousing; facilities management; force majeure; foreign suppliers; liability limitations; outsourcing legal aspects; payments; service continuity; software licence transfer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0960-7919
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/em:20040607
  • Filename
    1394870