Commercial Contracts – Six questions to ask yourself when limiting liability At Boodle Hatfield we deal with a whole range of commercial contracts. Regardless of whether it’s a contract for the sale of furniture or the supply of software, however, the most crucial clauses are often those where the parties attempt... read more
How crypto is transforming the real estate market I suspect I am not the only one who is highly suspicious of crypto and is keeping my hard earned savings far away from Bitcoin, Dogecoin and NFTs. One sector where even I can see crypto creating a lot of interesting opportunities, howev... read more
Are family offices the new rival for funding start-ups? When people think about who funds a start-up until recently, that thought would have often been '"Venture Capitalists". We are seeing an increasing interest in VC style investments from amongst groups like family offices that would have hi... read more
Six things to understand before selling to Private Equity Selling a stake in your business to fund growth? Or perhaps your exit route is to sell outright to a Private Equity firm? Either way it pays to approach it in the right way. Read these six things you should understand before embarking on t... read more
The Budget – Starting up the Engine for Start Ups, Entrepreneurs and Innovators? Perhaps the biggest piece of good news for many was what the budget did not contain - the rumoured equalising of capital gain tax rates and income tax rates. This means a rumoured tax rise that would have significantly increased many tax b... read more
Is the UK too ‘stuffy’ for tech? In a speech last month, Nadine Dorries, the new minister for digital, culture, media & sport, noted that amongst tech entrepreneurs, the UK can still be seen as a bit "stuffy". The minister's words echo the comments of James Anderso... read more
Flex Space – a view on market consolidation (and six things to think about on the legal side) The demand for flexible workspace and new approaches to "the office" has raised many new questions for employers: what is the best way to enable employees to book spaces in an office? How do employees find the perfect meeting spot and book... read more
Only a handful of EU citizens take up UK tech visa According to figures produced by Tech Nation (one of the bodies that runs the scheme) only a handful of EU citizens have taken up the Global Talent Visa since it was made available to them in January. The visa is aimed at leaders or pot... read more
ESG – Easy as a B-Corp? It's interesting to see that B Corps are really beginning to hit the big time, with firms such as Coutts & Co announcing that they too have obtained the certification. As discussed in our earlier article about the legal implications... read more
£375m Future Fund: Breakthrough scheme open for applications The Government opened the £375m Future Fund: Breakthrough programme for applications yesterday. Under the scheme the Government will invest directly in companies alongside private investors. This is clearly good news for growing compan... read more

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