Practical legal guidance for UK businesses
UK business legal guides for the decisions that matter.
Start with the business decision in front of you. Each guide explains the key legal checks, links to official sources and shows where Sprintlaw can help.
Choose the legal issue you need to solve
Practical guidance, organised around the decision
Work through the key checks, read the most relevant guidance and follow the official sources before you act.
People
01Employment, Dismissal and Redundancy
Connect contracts, consultation, selection, redeployment, notice and final pay so a UK employer can run a fair and documented process.
Open guideWorking time
02Working Time, Leave and Pay
Apply working-time limits, rest breaks, holiday entitlement and pay rules to the employee's contract and actual working pattern.
Open guideDeals
03Commercial Contracts and Contract Risk
Turn the commercial deal into clear rules for scope, payment, liability, intellectual property, changes, termination and disputes.
Open guideSet-up decision
04Business Structures and Company Set-up
Compare sole trader, partnership and limited-company structures through control, liability, tax, administration and plans for growth.
Open guideGovernance
05Shareholders and Company Governance
Connect the Companies Act, articles, shareholder agreement and board process so ownership and decision-making rules work together.
Open guideInformation risk
06Privacy, Data and Workplace Monitoring
Map what personal data the business handles, why it processes it, who receives it and how monitoring can remain necessary, proportionate and transparent.
Open guideCustomers
07Ecommerce and Consumer Law
Align checkout design, product information, cancellation, renewals, refunds and complaints with the promises in customer-facing terms.
Open guideIntangible assets
08Intellectual Property and Trade Marks
Identify what the business owns, what must be assigned or licensed and which names, designs or creative works need clearance or registration.
Open guideHow to use these guides
Evidence first. Action second.
- 01
Frame the decision
Use the guide sequence to identify the facts and documents that matter.
- 02
Check the source
Follow the official links when you need the current rule or register.
- 03
Scope the work
Use the selected legal-service path if the decision needs drafting or advice.
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