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UK Sick Day Rules for Employers: SSP, Policies and Common Pitfalls
If you employ staff, you’re going to deal with sick days. Sometimes it’s a one-off cold. Sometimes it’s...

UK PECR: What Businesses Need To Know
If your business sends marketing emails, runs online ads, uses cookies, or picks up the phone to generate...

End User License Agreement (EULA): What UK Businesses Must Include
If you’re selling software, an app, or any kind of digital product, you’ll usually have one big question...

Electric Car Lease for Business: Contract Terms, Tax Risks and Liability (UK)
If you’re running a small business, switching to an electric vehicle (EV) can feel like a smart, modern...

Company Deadlock: Causes, Risks and How To Resolve It
If you run a company with a co-founder or other shareholders, you’ve probably had moments where you disagree...
Legal Forms For Small Businesses In The UK: What You Need And How To Use Them Safely
When you’re running a small business, you’re making decisions all day long - pricing, suppliers, hiring, marketing, customer...

Finance Solicitor: What They Do And When Your Business Needs One
If you run a small business, “finance” can mean a lot of things at once - raising capital,...

Seed Funding For UK Startups: Key Legal Considerations
Raising seed money can feel like a major milestone for your startup - because it is. It’s often...

What Counts As Personal Data Under GDPR?
If you run a small business, you probably handle more information than you realise. Customer enquiries, online orders,...

What Is a Syndicate? UK Business Law Essentials
If you’re building a startup or growing an SME, there’s a good chance you’ll come across the word...

Lawyer vs Solicitor: What’s the Difference, and Which Do You Need?
If you’re running a small business, “legal help” can feel like one big category - until you need...

Modern Slavery Policy: What UK Businesses Must Include And Do To Comply
If you run a small business, “modern slavery” can feel like something that only affects huge global brands...

Goods And Services In UK Contracts: Key Legal Considerations
If your business sells goods and services (or buys them in from suppliers), contracts are part of everyday...

What Is a Share? Definition for UK Business Owners and Startups
If you’re building a UK business, sooner or later you’ll hear someone say: “We should issue shares”, “We...

Separation Agreement Template UK: Founder Or Partner Exit Essentials
When you’re building a small business, it’s easy to assume everyone will stay aligned forever. But founders fall...

How Many UK Bank Holidays Are There Each Year?
Bank holidays can feel straightforward until you’re the one running payroll, staffing shifts, managing customer expectations, and trying...

What Is a Trademark? Protect Your Brand in the UK
You’ve put time (and money) into building a brand people recognise. Maybe it’s your business name, your logo,...

How Much Annual Leave Are Employees Entitled To In the UK?
If you’re running a small business, annual leave can feel deceptively simple: you hire someone, they work hard,...

UK Controller-To-Controller Data Sharing Agreements: Key Clauses To Include
If your business shares personal data with another organisation, it’s easy to assume it’s “just a GDPR thing”...

GDPR Legitimate Interests: When UK Businesses Can Rely On Them
If you run a small business, there’s a good chance you process personal data every day - customer...

Statutory Holiday Pay In The UK: How To Calculate And Pay Leave
Holiday pay can feel straightforward until you’re the one running payroll, managing rotas, and answering “how much will...

What Is Unlimited Liability In Business? (UK Guide for Small Businesses)
Unlimited liability is one of those legal terms that sounds abstract - until something goes wrong. In simple...

Redeeming Shares: A Step-by-Step UK Guide to Share Buybacks
If you’re running a UK limited company, there comes a time when you might want to “clean up”...

These legal myths are going to cost you big
Legal myths can cost business owners a lot of money - sometimes even derail a business entirely. We’re...
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