Ted Mercer

Ted is a Partner in the Commercial/IP/IT Team, specialising in Technology, Media and Telecoms.

Ted joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin from Edwin Coe, where he headed their TMT Group. Ted has a great experience of sectoral and competition law regulation in the communications industry. He has successfully used private enforcement of competition law to great effect for a number of clients. He has also advised for many years on the funding and structure organisation of IP rich companies and had to salvage assets when such companies become insolvent.

Ted has had many years dealing with regulators like Ofcom and its predecessors and PayphonePlus. He has appeared as an advocate in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and before Adjudication panels of PayphonePlus. In addition, Ted has a broadcasting regulatory practice which has instigated judicial reviews against Ofcom in relation to its broadcasting powers. As well as knowledge in respect of consumer-facing matters, like drafting terms and conditions and privacy policies, he has also negotiated a number of outsourcing deals involving communications or IT services and networks. Ted has particular experience in cross-border telecoms services and outsourcings involving multiple services. Ted has been involved in the construction of a number of telecoms systems in the UK. He has a particular knowledge of the Electronic Communications Code and its workings. Through his work on telecoms he has also gained a knowledge of the law relating to the installation of electricity and gas systems.