There are procedures to be followed for the proper running of companies and LLPs and, although these can seem unnecessary and overly formal, they can become very important when your business is under scrutiny or you have a third party (an investor or a lender) involved. We have experience in running board and shareholders’ meetings, dealing with disputes at board or shareholders’ level and we can explain the duties of a director in a clear and practical way.

Most businesses will process personal data in some way in the course of their business, not least in relation to their employees. It is important that you follow the rules and put the right documents and procedures in place.

A website must make sure that visitors can easily access its privacy policy together with a link to the business terms of sale/purchase. The privacy policy will inform the visitor on how their personal data are stored and used, why, for how long and what their rights are. Following the implementation of GDPR into UK law and the changes in the Data Protection regime it is important to review your existing privacy policies to ensure they are up-to-date and compliant but also clear and easy to understand by the clients.

If you deal with private individuals, you are almost certainly subject to the laws on consumer protection. It’s important that you know what these are.  In some cases (particularly if you provide any kind of credit) you will also need to be licensed.

You don’t need to be Tesco to fall foul of competition law or its related areas of State Aid and procurement.    These topics can affect even quite small businesses. If you want to know if you’re affected, get in touch and we will advise you through the rules.