What you need to know about ESTA and entering the United States
If you’re here and wondering what an ESTA is then you are probably looking at making a short trip to the United States (US) in...
Legal
What is a registered agent?
The owners of a business often cannot be physically present in each state in which they do business. For this...
How to register a trademark in the UK
Registering a trademark is one of the most effective ways you can protect your name, brand and work. Regarding intellectual...
How to apply for an H-1B Visa
H-1B is an employment-based non-immigrant visa. In a nutshell, it allows US employers to hire foreign workers for so-called ‘specialty...
What is copyright & how can you use it to protect your work?
Imagine being unable to log onto Facebook, Youtube or your favourite baby sloth live stream for a day. According to studies, you’d suddenly find yourself...
How to make a patent application in the UK
If you’ve got an idea for a design or invention and want to protect it from being stolen, securing a patent is a must. Provisional...
Top 20 commercial law firms in the UK
Typically the second major cost of any small business is legal fees. Having an efficient and proper legal representation is a massive benefit to any...
A guide to employment law in the UK
There are a number of factors to consider in respect of employees to ensure you are operating within the law and your meeting your responsibilities...
Data protection act: What it means in practice for UK businesses
Please note due to GDPR this post and its content are largely out of date, at some point we will likely be updating this post, until...
Intellectual property protection: What you need to know
Wehn it comes to intellectual property protection if you create something new, whether it is a new product or service, or a new logo or...
How to choose a business structure
Before you start trading, you will need to decide what kind of legal structure you want your business to have. This will determine who makes...
Negotiating a simple investment contract or agreement
Having found an investor proposing to invest in your business, your attention needs to turn to the documentation that you are likely to need to...
How to get an investor visa to the United Kingdom
The UK has always been an attractive destination for high net worth individuals. Since the 2008 introduction of the Points Based System, which sets out...
How to get an entrepreneur visa for the USA
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” reads the inscription at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately,...
How to get an entrepreneur visa for the UK
‘Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, an established blue- chip firm or an investor looking for a new deal-flow, we can help,’ says London’s Tech City...