Starting any new business comes with a steep learning curve, especially as a founder when you often find yourself wearing all the management hats. This is why it is important to deal with the core legal issues early, so that when the time comes to scale up, your business is ready and in good shape to expand

Have you ever signed a contract which seemed to be perfectly clear, straightforward and reasonable at the time it was agreed, but which later turned out to be ambiguous in important respects or which gave rise to unintended and arguably unfair results? If so, you are not alone. Indeed, in our experience, many business contracts are not as clear as they could be and this can lead to all sorts of problems – particularly when things go wrong and parties fall out. Provisions around dates and time limits can be especially troublesome, and as Mark Glenister, commercial lawyer with JPP…

Our Checklist for Preparing a Shareholder Agreement is a good place to start when preparing your shareholders agreement. Thinking about these questions and being able to answer them will get you a long way to creating your shareholders agreement:  JPP Law offers fixed price shareholders agreements. If you would like a no obligation quote, please book your free consultation with a member of our legal team.  During the call the solicitor will talk to you about your requirements and then follow up the call with a written, fixed fee quote. The Checklist for Preparing a Shareholder Agreement Who has shares and…

It is critically important that directors understand their obligations when their company is in financial difficulty.  Directors have a duty to understand the measures they can take to mitigate the risks. Companies that make decisions, sometimes painful ones, decisively and with the support of a good professional advisor tend to have a greater range of options and a better chance at recovery.   Key points:  A company may be insolvent on a cash flow or balance sheet basis.  Insolvent trading concerns arise if a company continues to trade despite having no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvency.  Directors of an insolvent company…

We regularly run webinars for startup and scale up businesses. The webinars look considers the legal questions that every startup business should consider. The webinar covers; the legal structure for the business the legal contract and agreements that a startup may need financial promotions related to investment sources of startup finance and the legal considerations of each We are yet to confirm the date of the next webinar but please use the form below to register your interest and we will be in touch as soon as the next date is confirmed.

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As your business grows, instead of taking on more staff, you may decide to outsource certain services either on a temporary or more permanent basis. There is almost no limit to the type of services that can be outsourced nowadays, from manufacturing and drop shipping, through to IT, marketing, payroll, or finance support, to customer facing roles and sales support. As the world of freelancing has developed, you are not even restricted to finding a provider within these shores. 'While outsourcing key services can offer an efficient way for a business to grow, it is not without risks to your…

Setting up a new business is an exciting time, and there are a thousand things to think about, but if you are launching your new venture with one or more other colleagues it is imperative to decide in advance how you are going to structure it legally.

As supporters of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, JPP Law have produced support packages and material designed to meet the needs of this unique sector. Fixed Fee Legal Documents If your new business is at the stage where you require any kind of new legal document (for example T&Cs, a loan, funding or shareholders agreement, employment contacts, GDPR policy) or a review of existing documents you may be interested to know that JPP offer startup legal packages which can be provided at a very competitive fixed fee. If you would like a quote or if you are not sure what documents…

The government has unveiled plans to ramp up auctions for its flagship renewables scheme. Changes include plans to award contracts every year - doubling the previous frequency. The renewed urgency for the scheme, under Contracts for Difference (CfDs) trading rules, come at a pivotal moment for energy production in the UK and beyond. Rocketing energy costs are hitting household budgets hard and Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made matters even worse, further driving up energy prices. The government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy says its revised strategy will support renewable electricity producers and boost the UK's renewable energy…