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 […]
Written by Soumaya Eddridi, Associate Solicitor · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 3 September 2026 The Home Office published a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 584) on 3 September 2026, introducing a number of changes across the UK immigration system. Many of the changes will take effect on 8 October 2026 […]
Written by Farzana Naz, Director / Head of Family · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 3 September 2026 At Saracens Solicitors, we have a team of family lawyers who focus on divorces where the combined wealth of the couple, whether held in businesses, property, trusts, pensions or assets (in the UK or spread internationally) is […]
Written by Farzana Naz, Director / Head of Family · SRA-regulated · Last reviewed 3 September 2026 Common mistakes wealthy individuals make during a high net worth divorce include delaying legal advice, providing incomplete or informal financial disclosure, moving or transferring assets without proper guidance, overlooking the tax consequences of a settlement, and allowing […]
