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Commercial and in-house teams comparing online legal review tools.

AI contract review for England & Wales

How AI contract review should work when the governing law is England & Wales rather than a generic US contract model.

Founders and operators searching for a UK NDA before a commercial conversation.

UK NDA template guide

What to include in a non-disclosure agreement governed by the laws of England & Wales.

Hiring teams, freelancers, and agencies assessing contractor status.

IR35 contract review checklist

A practical checklist for reviewing contractor agreements against IR35 risk indicators.

Product teams and SMEs launching a UK website or SaaS product.

UK GDPR privacy policy template

How to build a privacy notice that maps real data flows rather than copying generic boilerplate.

Founders, company secretaries, and in-house teams preparing board records.

Companies Act director duties checklist

A short operating checklist for board decisions, conflicts, approvals, and Companies Act 2006 duties.

Employees and employers checking an offer, contract, or written particulars before signature.

Employment contract review (England & Wales)

How to review an employment contract under the law of England & Wales — what to check before you sign, and the clauses that quietly cost you later.

Employees facing or in a redundancy process who want to understand whether it has been handled fairly.

Redundancy rights check (England & Wales)

A plain-English check of your redundancy rights in England & Wales — fair process, consultation, redundancy pay, and the warning signs of an unfair selection.

Employees who have been dismissed and are deciding whether they have a claim and what to do next.

Unfair dismissal: your options in England & Wales

What counts as unfair dismissal in England & Wales, the time limits that catch people out, and how to prepare a grievance or early-conciliation letter.

Employees offered a settlement (formerly compromise) agreement who want to understand it before signing.

Settlement agreement review (England & Wales)

How to review a settlement agreement before you sign — what the figure should reflect, the tax treatment, references, and the independent-advice requirement.

Employees considering resigning because of how their employer has treated them.

Constructive dismissal in England & Wales

When resigning counts as a dismissal — the fundamental-breach test, the danger of delay, and what to do before you walk out.

Employees who believe they have been treated unfairly because of who they are.

Discrimination at work (Equality Act 2010)

The protected characteristics, the forms discrimination takes, and the short time limit — how to tell whether what happened to you is unlawful.

Employees and employers testing whether post-termination restrictions in a contract are enforceable.

Are restrictive covenants enforceable? (UK)

Non-compete, non-solicit, and non-deal clauses are only enforceable so far as they are reasonable — how to tell whether yours would actually hold.

Employees raising a grievance or facing a disciplinary, and managers running the process.

Grievances and disciplinaries (the ACAS Code)

How a fair grievance or disciplinary process should run under the ACAS Code — your right to be accompanied, and why a flawed process raises tribunal awards.

Tenants who have received a draft tenancy agreement and want to understand its terms, identify problem clauses, or check whether anything in it conflicts with their statutory rights.

Reviewing a tenancy agreement (England & Wales)

Understand what your assured tenancy agreement actually means, spot terms that may be unfair or unenforceable, and know your rights before you sign.

Tenants who want their deposit back after moving out, who are facing disputed deductions, or who have discovered their deposit was not protected during the tenancy.

Tenancy deposit disputes (England & Wales)

What deposit protection law requires, how to challenge unfair deductions, and what penalties apply when a landlord fails to protect your deposit.

Tenants who have received an eviction notice or who want to understand under what circumstances a landlord can now lawfully seek possession.

Eviction: section 21 and section 8 (England & Wales)

How eviction now works in England following the abolition of no-fault section 21 notices, what section 8 grounds a landlord can use, and how to respond to a notice.

Tenants living with unrepaired defects, damp, mould, or a property in poor condition who want to understand what their landlord must legally do and what remedies are available.

Landlord repairs and disrepair (England & Wales)

Your landlord’s legal duties to repair and maintain your rented home, what to do if repairs are being ignored, and how to escalate if they are not done.

Tenants who have received a notice of a rent increase, or who want to understand whether an increase their landlord is proposing is lawful and how to respond.

Rent increases (England & Wales)

When and how a landlord can lawfully raise your rent, the rules introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, and how to challenge an increase at tribunal.

Tenants who want to leave their rented home, or landlords who want to end a tenancy, and need to understand the correct notice requirements and process under the law from May 2026.

Ending a tenancy (England & Wales)

How a tenant or landlord can lawfully bring a periodic tenancy to an end, the correct notice periods, and what happens if the right procedure is not followed.

Contractors and freelancers operating through a limited company who want to understand whether IR35 applies, who determines it, and the financial consequences.

IR35 and off-payroll working explained (England & Wales)

A plain-English guide to IR35 for UK contractors: inside vs outside, who decides your status, and what the rules mean for your tax.

Freelancers and independent contractors who have received a client contract and want to understand what they are agreeing to before signing.

Reviewing a freelance contract (England & Wales)

The key clauses freelancers and contractors should check before signing a client contract: payment, scope, IP, liability, and termination.

Freelancers, sole traders, and contractors owed money by a business client who want to know their rights to charge interest, claim compensation, and recover the debt.

Getting paid: late payment law for freelancers (England & Wales)

How the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998 lets freelancers charge statutory interest and fixed compensation when business clients pay late.

Freelancers, contractors, gig workers, and consultants who want to understand their legal employment status, the tests the courts apply, and what rights each category carries.

Self-employed, worker, or employee? (England & Wales)

How the law decides whether you are genuinely self-employed, a worker, or an employee — and why the difference matters for your rights and tax.

Freelancers, designers, developers, and writers who want to understand who owns the copyright in their deliverables, what an IP assignment means, and how to protect their interests.

Who owns the work you create? (England & Wales)

Under UK copyright law, freelancers own the work they create by default — unless they have signed it away. Here is what that means in practice.

For shoppers in England and Wales who bought a faulty or misdescribed product and want to know whether they can get a refund, repair or replacement, and how to ask for it.

Faulty Goods: Your Right to a Refund (England & Wales)

What to do when something you bought is faulty or not as described — your 30-day right to reject and the repair, replace and refund remedies under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

For consumers in England and Wales who bought something online, by phone or away from a shop and have changed their mind, wanting to know if and how they can cancel and be refunded.

Cancelling an Online Order: The 14-Day Cooling-Off Right (England & Wales)

How the 14-day cooling-off period lets you cancel most online and distance purchases under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, what you get back, and the main exceptions.

For consumers in England and Wales who paid by card for goods or services that were faulty, never arrived or were misdescribed, and want to recover their money from their card provider.

Section 75 vs Chargeback: Getting Your Money Back (England & Wales)

When to use Consumer Credit Act 1974 section 75 credit-card protection and when to use a chargeback, the key differences, and how to claim if a purchase goes wrong.

For consumers in England and Wales who paid for a service that was done badly, left unfinished or not as agreed, and want to know what standard applies and how to put it right.

Poor Workmanship and Bad Service: Your Rights (England & Wales)

What you can do when a builder, tradesperson or service provider does a poor job — the reasonable-care-and-skill standard and the remedies available under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

For consumers in England and Wales stuck in a subscription or free-trial that rolled into paid, wanting to know how to cancel, stop payments and avoid being locked in.

Subscription Traps and Auto-Renewals: How to Cancel (England & Wales)

How to escape unwanted subscriptions and auto-renewals, the cancellation rights you have now, and what the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will change once in force.

For people in England and Wales who have lost money to a bank-transfer scam or an unauthorised transaction and want to know whether their bank must refund them and how to claim.

Scammed by a Bank Transfer? APP Fraud Reimbursement (England & Wales)

What to do if you were tricked into a bank transfer or your account was used without permission — APP fraud mandatory reimbursement, unauthorised-payment rights and the steps to take.

For anyone in England or Wales who wants to write a will, or check that a draft will is legally valid, and understand what makes one fail.

How to Make a Valid Will (England & Wales)

A plain-English guide to making a will that holds up: the Wills Act 1837 signing rules, what to include, choosing executors, and the mistakes that make a will invalid.

For people worried about what happens with no will, or relatives trying to work out who inherits when someone has died intestate.

Dying Without a Will: The Intestacy Rules (England & Wales)

What happens to your estate if you die without a valid will: the intestacy order of who inherits, the £322,000 surviving-spouse statutory legacy, and why unmarried partners are left out.

For executors, administrators and bereaved families who need to understand the probate process and whether a grant is required.

Probate Explained (England & Wales)

What probate is, when you actually need a grant, the difference between grant of probate and letters of administration, and what the executor or administrator has to do.

For anyone planning ahead for loss of mental capacity, or family members who need to support a relative who can no longer manage their own affairs.

Lasting Power of Attorney Explained (England & Wales)

The two types of LPA, how to set one up and register it with the Office of the Public Guardian, why they matter, and what happens — deputyship — if you have none.

For people estimating whether their estate will face inheritance tax and wanting to understand the main allowances and rules.

Inheritance Tax Basics (England & Wales)

How inheritance tax works: the £325,000 nil-rate band and £175,000 residence nil-rate band, the spouse exemption, the 40% rate, and the 7-year rule on lifetime gifts.

For family members or dependants who believe a will is invalid or unfair and want to understand whether and how they can challenge it.

Contesting a Will (England & Wales)

How to challenge a will: the grounds for saying it is invalid, claims for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance Act 1975, and the strict time limits that apply.

Someone whose marriage has broken down who wants to understand the current divorce process, the stages involved, and roughly how long it takes before they are legally divorced.

How No-Fault Divorce Works in England and Wales

A clear guide to the no-fault divorce process under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, from application to final order.

Someone going through or anticipating divorce who wants to understand how matrimonial finances are divided, what the court considers, and what a consent order is.

Dividing Finances on Divorce in England and Wales

How courts approach financial settlements on divorce, including the section 25 factors, consent orders, pension sharing, and the clean break.

A separating parent who needs to understand how arrangements for their children are made, what the courts look at, and whether they can resolve things without going to court.

Child Arrangements After Separation in England and Wales

How the law decides where children live and how much time they spend with each parent, including the welfare checklist, mediation, and court orders.

An unmarried person in a long-term relationship, or one that has recently ended, who wants to understand what financial and property rights they have compared with a married couple.

Rights of Cohabiting Couples in England and Wales

What the law actually says about unmarried couples' rights to property and financial provision — and why the 'common-law marriage' myth can be costly.

Someone who is experiencing, or has recently experienced, domestic abuse and wants to understand the legal protections available to them in England and Wales, and how to access them quickly.

Domestic Abuse Protective Orders in England and Wales

How non-molestation orders, occupation orders, and the new domestic abuse protection orders work, and where to get urgent help.

Someone about to marry or already married who wants to understand whether a nuptial agreement will be upheld by a court in England and Wales, and what safeguards are required.

Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements in England and Wales

Whether pre- and post-nuptial agreements are binding in England and Wales, and what courts look for when deciding how much weight to give them.