Guidance notes · For business

Business & Commercial

Guidance in discrete, self-contained notes — read the one you need, keep it, and move on.

Getting the documents and the legal footing right from the start — and keeping them right as the business grows. These notes explain what each document does and where the risks sit. Select the one that fits.

Starting Your Company on the Right Footing

The few documents that prevent the disputes founders run into later.

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Your Trading Terms & Contracts, Explained

What your terms of business actually do — and why whose terms apply is the whole game.

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The Annual Legal Health-Check

A fixed-fee yearly review of your business's legal footing — what it covers, and how it works.

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The Legal MOT or a Fractional GC?

Two ways to keep senior counsel close — and an honest rule for choosing between them.

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Getting Paid: Recovering a Business Debt

From unpaid invoice to money in the bank — the escalation ladder, and when to stop.

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Shareholder Disputes & Deadlock

When the owners fall out: your options, your leverage, and the exits.

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Hiring Your First Employees

The documents and duties that come with becoming an employer — and the clauses that matter at exit.

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Taking Business Premises: Commercial Leases

The clauses that decide what your premises really cost — read before heads of terms.

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Using AI for Legal Drafting: A Reality Check

What AI does well, where it fails with confidence, and how to use it safely — with a worked example.

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