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Protecting Legal Professional Privilege: What You Need to Know
Learn how to safeguard Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) to keep your legal communications confidential. Our expert legal team in London explains key steps for protecting LPP during legal advice and litigation. Keep your sensitive information safe!
The Importance of Management Accounting in Decision-Making for Founders
Discover how management accounting empowers UK founders to make informed business decisions. Learn how budgeting, cost control, and performance analysis drive growth, profitability, and risk management.
How to Become a Shareholder in a Company: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn how to become a shareholder through stock purchases, SEIS/EIS schemes, or by buying a company. Discover key steps, tax benefits, and expert advice from Dragon Argent.
New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment in The Workplace
New legislation places a duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment. Learn about the new law, its implications, and steps employers can take to comply. Protect your business and employees.
Understanding Insolvency: A Comprehensive Guide to Financial Distress and Its Implications
James Phipson explains everything about insolvency in this article: its definition, how it differs from bankruptcy, the role of insolvency practitioners, and its impact on businesses, employees, and sole traders. Find out how to identify if your business is heading towards insolvency.
Start-up to Scale-Up: A Practical Guide for Founders
In this article, we will explore what it means to scale up your business. We will share insights from our experiences working with scale-ups and provide guidance on how to successfully navigate this critical transition in your business’ journey.
Understanding the Importance of a Founders’ Agreement
A Founders' Agreement is essential for any startup. Learn why it's crucial for defining roles, responsibilities, and ownership, preventing future conflicts and ensuring your business thrives. Protect your investment today.
Startup Funding Options: Should You Consider Venture Capital?
Turning your innovative idea into a thriving startup requires more than just passion and a good plan. It demands a strategic approach to funding, and understanding the different avenues available is crucial. In this article, James Phipson helps you identify if venture capital (VC) is the right fit for your startup.
Is Venture Capital Right for You? A Guide for Business Owners
Is VC funding right for your business? If you're tackling a huge problem, have a clear edge over competitors, and boast a dream team built for explosive growth, then venture capital might be your key to success In this article, James Phipson dives deep into a checklist for founders to see if VC investment aligns with their vision.
Intellectual Property: How can IP make or break a startup
Your business concept is just the beginning! Strong intellectual property (IP) is the secret weapon that sets startups apart. But how can IP make or break your business? Our latest blog dives deep into the world of IP for startups.
Staying Compliant: A Startup Founder's Guide to New Company Laws
New UK regulations aim for a cleaner business landscape. These changes mean stricter ID checks, physical addresses & a focus on lawful activities for startups. Companies House gains new powers to enforce these rules, with potential penalties for non-compliance.
15 Startup Essentials: Launching and Protecting Your UK Business
This article empowers startup business owners in the UK to build thriving businesses while safeguarding their ventures.
Annual Employment Related Securities (ERS) Return Due July 6th
When and how to Notify HMRC of New or Closed Employment Related Securities (ERS) Schemes like EMI, CSOP, SAYE and SIP which are tax advantaged plans in the UK.
Employment Law Update – Upcoming Changes in April 2024
At times, it can be difficult to keep up to date with the changes in employment law, so our Employment law experts at Dragon Argent have summarised a few Employment law changes that are expected to come into force in April 2024 and which are important for employers to bear in mind.
What are the new changes to the immigration rules in 2024?
There were some changes to immigration rules announced last week and we have summarised in this article. We have also provided some key information on right to work checks, which are required under law to be conducted, and which we know a lot of businesses in the UK are failing to do.
Lidl v Tesco: Trade Mark Infringement
Lidl and Tesco are both well-known supermarket chains in the United Kingdom and commercial rivals. This dispute concerns two of Lidl’s trade marks registered at the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”): one being a figurative mark of a blue square with a yellow disc with a thin red outline (the “Wordless Mark”), and the other being of similar design with the word ‘Lidl’ (the “Mark with Text”),
UK Budget 2024: Key Changes Effective from April 2024
The UK government's Spring Budget 2024, delivered in March 2024, outlined several key changes taking effect from April 2024. These changes aim to support individuals and businesses amidst ongoing economic challenges. Here's a summary of the main points in this article.
New Merged R&D Scheme Guide and Requirements
The objective of the merged R&D scheme is to simplify the UK's research and development (R&D) regimes by having a single set of qualifying rules. In today’s article our R&D experts have provided detailed guidance, regulations and rules of merged R&D scheme.
When are software and GUIs copyright protected?
In this article, we explore how the recent decision by the UK Court of Appeal has helpfully given software developers some assurances when it comes to copyright protection of their products.
What is Payment on Account for Self-Assessment?
Payments on account' are advance payments paid twice a year towards your UK Self-Assessment tax bill. In this article we will help you understand how it all works, criteria and what to expect so you can make tax payments with confidence and ease.