Eleven guides on the questions that come up most often when you are running a business. Each one sets out what the law of England and Wales requires, the order to deal with it in, and what having the work done properly costs.
What makes a business contract binding in England and Wales, the clauses that actually matter, and the gaps that quietly cost owners money. Plain English.
Read the guide →The clauses that decide who carries the loss when a supplier deal slips: scope, liability cap, IP ownership, late payment and exit. Plus what a review costs.
Read the guide →What an NDA does, one-way versus mutual, the clauses that decide the argument, and the things a confidentiality agreement can never lawfully do in the UK.
Read the guide →Which website legal documents you actually need, what a UK privacy notice must say, when a cookie banner is required, the ICO fee, and what it costs to fix.
Read the guide →What must go in a written statement by day one, employee versus worker versus contractor, notice and probation, and which covenants are actually enforceable.
Read the guide →Which HR policies a small employer needs, the disciplinary process a tribunal measures you against, what stays out of the contract, and the cost.
Read the guide →Your statutory interest and compensation rights on late B2B payment, the order of escalation, letters before action, and when a debt is worth taking to court.
Read the guide →What to do in the first week of a business dispute in England and Wales: the evidence, the chronology, the letter before action, and when it needs a lawyer.
Read the guide →What happens to a departing founder's shares, how to break a 50/50 deadlock, what a shareholder agreement changes, and what one costs. Guidance for UK owners.
Read the guide →Copyright, trade marks, registered designs, patents and confidential information: what is automatic, what needs registering, and where businesses lose rights.
Read the guide →The four calculators and checkers settle a specific question quickly — what a late invoice is worth, whether your employment paperwork is complete, where the contract in front of you carries risk, and which shareholder protections you do not have. The free healthcheck scores all eight areas at once.
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