Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 Negotiating commercial contracts effectively means knowing which clauses are worth pushing back on, such as liability caps, payment terms and termination rights, and which are standard market practice not worth spending time on. Many business owners either accept the first […]
Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 Generic terms and conditions downloaded from the internet put a business at risk because they are written for a different business, in a different sector, facing different risks, and they rarely reflect how your business actually operates or what could […]
Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 Every commercial contract, whether with a supplier, a customer or a platform, should clearly set out what each party is agreeing to do, how much will be paid and when, what happens if something goes wrong, and how either party […]
Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 A founders agreement is a document, sometimes informal and sometimes forming part of a formal shareholders agreement, in which the people starting a business together set out their roles, their ownership split, how much time and money each will commit, […]
Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 A shareholders agreement is a private contract between the owners of a company that sets out how the business is run, how decisions are made, and what happens if a shareholder wants to leave, dies, or is not performing. Any […]
Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 Choosing a business structure in the UK usually comes down to a decision between operating as a sole trader, forming a partnership, or incorporating a limited company, and the right choice depends on your appetite for personal liability, your plans […]
Written by Fraz Butt, Senior Director · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 8 September 2026 Starting a business in the UK properly means covering, at minimum, choosing the right structure, registering with Companies House and HMRC, agreeing ownership through a shareholders or founders agreement if there is more than one of you, protecting your intellectual […]
Written by Soumaya Eddridi, Associate Solicitor · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 6 September 2026 A spouse visa interview is a phone, video or face-to-face meeting with a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Entry Clearance Officer, held to check that your marriage or civil partnership is genuine and subsisting before your Spouse Visa is approved. […]
Written by Marcia Howards, Senior Associate Solicitor · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 6 September 2026 UK crypto regulation is now built around a single FCA authorisation regime under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026. Any UK-facing business that operates a crypto trading platform, provides custody, issues a stablecoin, offers crypto […]
