Business Start Ups

Our experienced lawyers provide practical, cost-effective advice on all the legal issues involved in starting up and funding a new business venture or establishing an operation in the UK.

We will advise you upon the best structure for your business (limited company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, etc) the typed of funding available and how to protect your business idea and any intellectual property rights you have or will be developing.

Once the structure is agreed we will prepare and negotiate any necessary documentation which might include:

• Constitutional documentation;
• Shareholder or investment agreements;
• Funding documentation;
• Standard terms of business (including any website terms and policies, if required);
• Other bespoke commercial agreements such as supply, distribution, agency, licence, franchise, consultancy and manufacturing contracts;
• Intellectual property registrations;
• Confidentiality agreements; and
• Employment contracts and service agreements.

We recognise that for many start ups the budget for legal expenditure is limited. Therefore, our focus is on the key documentation require from the outset, tailored to meet the initial requirements of the founders, on the basis that advice and assistance on other ancillary legal matters can sometimes be deferred until it becomes relevant as the business grows.