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2024 Autumn Budget: Selling Your Business to an EOT Just Became Even More Appealing

3 Key Reasons to Have a Shareholders Agreement

5 common myths about the GDPR

5 hidden dangers of using AI to draft contracts: a cautionary guide for businesses

5 Key Legal Considerations for E-commerce Businesses

5 Top Supplier Contract Tips for Charities

5 ways the GDPR might actually be good for your business

6 Key things to watch out for when signing commercial contracts

7 Pitfalls of not Reading Commercial Contracts Properly

8 common mistakes by franchisors when franchising their business

A Guide to Selling Your Business in 2024

A Quick Guide to Non-Disclosure Agreements

A Quick Guide to Renegotiating Supplier Contracts

A Quick Guide to Shareholders’ Agreements

A Quick Guide to Terms and Conditions

A Quick Guide to Website Privacy Policies

Are You Signing Contracts Without Reading Them?

Are your company registers up to date?

Articles of Association – Is It Time to Review Yours?

Ask DG: What are Heads of Terms and do I Need Them?

Blog: ‘Owning it’ business ownership event October 2018 – Tegen Quinn

Blog: #Owningit entrepreneurship event – Siobhan Williams

Blog: Cardiff University Start Up Awards 2019 – Stephen Thompson

Blog: EWIF Awards 2019 – Siobhan Williams

Blog: EWIF South West & Wales Regional Meeting May 2019 – Siobhan Williams

Blog: It’s About Time – Flexible Working Conference 2020 – Tegen Quinn

Brace for Brexit

Brexit – Key Legal & Commercial Issues to Consider

Business Exits: Key Changes to Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)

Business Partner Disputes: How Can I Get a “Clean Break”?

Buying and Selling Care Homes – Key Legal and Commercial Issues to Consider

Carlsberg Takeover of Britvic: 3 Tips When Acquiring a Business

Changes to Companies House – What business owners and directors need to know

Commercial Contract Negotiation – The 10 Most Important Clauses!

Commercial Know-How: Your Business Website

Commercial: 13 Tips on Direct Marketing

Company fined £120,00 for breaching data protection rules on marketing consent

Confidentiality Agreements: Can You Keep a Secret?

Considering moving to employee ownership? How to plan for an EOT

Consumer law: New Regulations Introduced

Consumer Rights Act

Continued Legal Support for University Entrepreneurs

Copyright and AI: why is a code of practice required?

Covid-19 and your contractual obligations

Darwin Gray Helps Trampoline Park Bounce to Success

Darwin Gray shortlisted for Venture Capital Deal of the Year

David vs Goliath: The easy life and easyJet trademark dispute

Directors – what are my duties?

Do I Need a Shareholders’ Agreement?

Does my Business Website Still Need a Privacy Policy After Brexit?

Don’t ‘Sweat’ the Equity – Avoiding Costly Mistakes for Start-ups

Employee Ownership Trusts: Why selling your shares to your employees may be the right move for you

Employee Retention – Are Employee Share Schemes the Answer?

Family Investment Companies: a practical solution to managing and protecting family wealth

Family investors – don’t forget the legals!

Finalists for Small Business Deal of the Year 2018

Flotek Group Acquires Simpology UK Limited, Expanding Regional Presence in London and Cambridge

Franchise Agreements: Top Tips for Franchisees

Future Proofing Your Commercial Contracts

Future-proofing your business for a post-pandemic world

GDPR: 7 business changes you really need to make

Getting EOT-ready: a practical checklist for business owners

Getting the Best Deal when Selling Your Business

Getting the Best Out of Your Solicitor – Tips for Business Owners

Government’s intention to monitor company owners and directors

Have you recently started up a business? Here are some key legal considerations going forward.

Heads of Terms in Commercial Deals – Are They Legally Binding?

How to Prepare the Property Elements of Your Business for Sale

Instagram stars who advertise outside the rules

Intellectual Property Notices – Do They Protect my IP Rights?

Intellectual Property: the value in protecting your brand

Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Business?

It’s all about the IP! How to protect and commercialise your IP

Keeping it Above Board: A Costly Lesson in Corporate Governance

Key considerations for writing your business’ privacy policy

Kylie v Kylie Trademark Battle and Tips to Protect Your Trademark

Legal essentials for selling a business: 5 things every owner should know

Legal Insights Series Launched for Start-Up and Growth Businesses

London councils to reduce business rates for businesses paying “living wage”

Loteri Cymru Draws on Darwin Gray’s Legal Expertise Ahead of First Draw

M&A Outlook Buoyant for Businesses in 2024

Managing Your Contracts Post-Lockdown

Manufacturers – Do You Have a Contract Playbook?

Meet the Team – Corporate & Commercial

Minimising Your Exposure and Maximising Your Recovery

Model articles – still in Vogue?

Negotiation of Contracts: 10 things to consider

Nestlé lose the battle to protect their “four finger” trademark – do you need to protect your brand?

New Company Law: 3 Key Changes That Will Affect Your Business

New EWIF Wales region in partnership with Darwin Gray

New Laws to Fight Corporate Fraud and Corruption: Enhancing the Powers of the Register of Companies

New Laws to Fight Corporate Fraud and Corruption: Important Considerations for Companies

Non-Disclosure Agreements: Do I Need One When Selling My Business?

Online Workshop Launched to Help Business Owners with Legal, Financial and Personal Wellbeing in 2021

Operating an Online Marketplace – Key Legal Terms to Protect Yourself and Your Users

Planning your succession or exit strategy? Employee Ownership could be for you

Pre-emption rights over shares: a word of warning

Protecting your hospitality business – 4 tips for your T&Cs

Record M&A Figures for Wales’ 2024 Opening Quarter

Renegotiating Supplier Contracts Post-Lockdown: FAQs

Selling Your Business – What’s the Best Approach?

Selling Your Business? 5 Tips to Kick off Negotiations

Selling Your Franchise – what you need to know

Setting up Your Business – A Step by Step Guide

Setting Up Your E-commerce Business – Easy, Right?

Setting up Your Own E-commerce or Online Marketplace? – Key legal issues

Setting up your own e-commerce or online marketplace? – Key legal issues

Shareholder and Boardroom Disputes: How to Protect Yourself if You Find Yourself on the Outside

Shareholder disputes – how to spot the early warning signs and also avoid disputes in the first place

Shield your business from cashflow problems

Software providers: Are your software terms up to the task?

South Wales IT provider, Toolk-IT, acquired by Flotek Group

Sports Direct Case: 5 benefits of having a written agreement

Start-up Series – Do I Need Terms of Business and What Clauses Should I Look Out For?

Start-up Series: How to be GDPR Compliant Without Breaking the Bank

Start-Up Series: Managing and Maximising Your Intellectual Property

Start-ups: Ways to Avoid a Shareholders’ Dispute

Suppliers – safeguard your business with this key clause

Suppliers: 6 Key Provisions to Include in your Commercial Contracts

Supreme Court to review M&S break clause case

Taking on Investors: What You Need to Know to Get it Right

Tendering: Practical Considerations

The Dreaded ‘B’ Word and Your Supply Chain

The General Data Protection Regulations – is your business ready?

The New Role That Can Help Your Business Compliance in Light of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act

Thinking of Selling Your Business in 2023? Key Considerations for Business Owners

Three Options for Growing your Business

Top Tips for Reviewing Your Contracts in 2023

UpStart Wales Digital Roundtable Discussion

Varying Your Commercial Contracts in Light of Inflationary Markets

What are “legitimate interests” under Data Protection legislation, and can your washing machine rely on them?

What are the Benefits of a Group Company Structure?

What Steps Can I Take to Protect my Copyright?

What Steps Should I Take to Protect my Business Intellectual Property?

What support is available for businesses to cope with financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic?

What to consider before giving shares to employees

What’s the most important part of your terms of business? (spoiler: it’s not what you think)

When are Heads of Terms non-binding?

Why a Shareholders’ Agreement is Important – A Guide for SMEs

Why are Heads of Terms a Useful Tool when Buying and Selling Businesses?

Why franchise in Wales?

Will my business insurance cover me for coronavirus related losses?

You’ve been asked to sign a personal guarantee – what do you need to worry about?