Start-up Legal & Compliance Toolkit

A practical guide for UK founders: structure, contracts, intellectual property, data, people and directors’ duties. Short sections, a checklist for each part, and no jargon.

What is inside

• Your first 90 days: a tick-box plan for a new company
• Choosing a structure: sole trader, partnership, LLP or limited company compared
• Setting up a limited company: the steps and the key dates
• Founders and shareholders: what a founders’ agreement should cover
• Protecting your IP: trade marks, copyright and who owns what
• Contracts and terms: red flags and your rights on late payment
• Data protection and your website: what you must publish and do
• Employing people and directors’ duties: the basics before your first hire
• A ten-minute health check: twelve questions to score your position

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The toolkit is general information, not legal advice. Prepared in October 2026 for England and Wales.