Start-ups

Legal information for entrepreneurs, small businesses and independent consultants.

Below you will find a selection of the guides we think are most relevant to you. Visting any of these will give you access to other materials on the same topic.

OUT-LAW Guides

• Disabled access to websites under UK law
• Starting in e-business: general considerations
• Funding an internet business
• Choosing and protecting your brand
• Copyright law: the basics
• Intellectual property in websites: ownership and protection
• Confidential information
• Agreements for consultancy services
• Data protection
• Domain names (FAQ)
• Contracts of employment: the rules

Recent OUT-LAW News

• New Year round-up: business news from the last 3 weeks
• AOL buys Bebo in $850m cash deal
• Third of online shops undermine consumer rights, says OFT
• Rowling privacy win confirms proper test for privacy, says expert
• The law of Phorm

Case studies

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Useful links

• The DTI Grant for Investigating an Innovative Idea
• The DTI Grant for Research and Development
• Scottish Enterprise grants