Complete Week 6 Assignment

Legal Considerations to Start a New Business in the UK

 

25 points
 
Due: June 1, 2023 9:00 PM

Apply what you have learnt this week to the example below to see what activities are necessary to undertake when in the early stages of setting up a business in the UK.

Starting a Company:

Peter, Andrew & Sally have decided to start a business together.

They will be selling a brand-new way to clean carpets, with a machine that does not use harsh chemicals. The product will be sold via 3rd party retailers and also purchased directly from their on-line shop.

They will build the product locally.

In addition to investing their own savings, the founders have generated interest from Fiona (an experiences business angel) who has agreed to also invest in the enterprise. She would like to participate in the business to provide strategic input, but not as an employee.

Sally developed the product, it is completely novel. She would like to protect the designs, but also retain some benefit as it is the result of all her own work.

With this information, determine which documents or activity they would need to undertake in the early stages of their business. Ignore the sequence of events. Cut and paste the following into the correct column of the table – some may appear in multiple columns and some may not be needed at all.

Register Patent

Investment Term Sheet

Appoint a Director

Web Site T&Cs

Software Licensing

Reseller Agreement

Disclosure Letter

Arbitration Clause

E-Pay Merchant Agreement

Register Trademark

Assign Patent

Copyright License

Director Resignation Letter

Agency Agreement

Share Option Scheme

Property Lease

Business Sale Agreement

Employee Contract

Personal Loan

Data Privacy Policy

Pet Insurance

Shareholder Agreement

Form Company

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Article of Association

Shareholder Register

Director Loan

Assignment Instructions

What’s required in the early stages of setting up a company in the UK: Example