Research & Insights

Notes on the legal questions clients ask most often.

Short, practical pieces written for decision makers rather than for other lawyers.

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Corporate Governance

Shareholder agreements: the clauses founders regret omitting

Most shareholder disputes are not caused by bad faith — they are caused by silence in the founding documents. A short review of the provisions that repeatedly prove decisive.

8 min read

Commercial Contracts

Limitation of liability clauses that actually hold

Why broadly drafted exclusions often fail, and how to structure caps that survive scrutiny.

6 min read

Dispute Resolution

When mediation is the commercially correct first step

Assessing cost, timeline and relationship value before issuing proceedings.

5 min read

Technology & Data

Data protection obligations for early-stage platforms

A practical baseline for startups handling personal data from day one.

7 min read

Employment

Documenting a fair disciplinary process

The record you keep now determines the outcome of the claim later.

6 min read

Corporate

Board minutes as a risk management tool

Minutes are not an administrative chore; they are contemporaneous evidence.

4 min read

Regulatory

Responding to a regulator's first letter

The tone and content of an initial response shapes the entire engagement.

5 min read

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