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Legal, Risk & Compliance

Don’t let legal blind spots cost your business time or cash. This section breaks down the must-know legal and compliance essentials for SMEs. From contracts and IP to data protection and employment law, learn how to protect what you’ve built without drowning in jargon. Practical, plain-English guidance to help you stay compliant, reduce risk and operate with confidence across the UK and UAE.

26 Articles

Founder Vesting and Good and Bad Leaver Clauses: What Investors Ask For and What’s Fair

Founder vesting means a founder earns their shares over a period of time instead of owning all of them outright from day one. If…

Nov 2026

Founder Vesting Schedules: Cliffs, Good and Bad Leaver Terms and Acceleration

A vesting schedule sets out how a founder earns their shares over time, so that a founder who leaves early doesn’t walk away with…

Nov 2026

Pre-Emption Rights in the UK: Allotment vs Transfer and How to Disapply Them

Pre-emption rights give existing shareholders the first chance to buy shares before they go to anyone else. In the UK there are two kinds.…

Oct 2026

SEIS Advance Assurance: How to Apply, What HMRC Checks and What to File After the Round

SEIS advance assurance is HMRC’s opinion, given before any shares are issued, that a planned SEIS investment is likely to qualify for the scheme.…

Oct 2026

Term Sheet: The Economic and Control Clauses That Matter and Which to Push Back On

A term sheet is a short document that sets out the main terms of an investment before the full legal documents are drawn up:…

Oct 2026

Cap Table: How to Build One, What Fully Diluted Means and the Mistakes That Stall Due Diligence

A cap table, short for capitalisation table, is a list of everyone who owns shares in a company or has a right to them,…

Oct 2026

Legal, Risk & Compliance 12 min

Compliance for Remote Teams: Hiring, Data & Operations Across Borders

A guide to remote work compliance: manage hiring, data, and operations across borders while staying legally and operationally secure.

Jan 2026

Legal, Risk & Compliance 12 min

How to Build a Risk Register

Learn how to build a risk register to identify, assess, and manage risks effectively for your business.

Jan 2026

Legal, Risk & Compliance 12 min

Data Breach Response Plan: What to Do in the First 24 Hours

A step-by-step data breach response guide covering what to do in the first 24 hours to limit damage, protect data, and meet compliance requirements.

Jan 2026

Legal, Risk & Compliance 13 min

Supplier Agreements: Reduce Risk in Your Supply Chain

Learn how supplier agreements can reduce risk in your supply chain and use a supplier contract template to protect your business.

Jan 2026