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When a buyer values a SaaS business, they are paying for predictable recurring revenue and software they can own, sell and build on. Due diligence is how they test both. Every gap they find in your contracts, code ownership or compliance becomes a reason to lower the price, hold back part of it, or ask for wider warranties and indemnities. Most of these issues are fixable, but only if you find them before the buyer does. This guide covers the…

If your software, app or platform is sold to consumers on a recurring subscription, the way you sign people up, renew them and let them leave is about to be regulated in detail. New subscription rules under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) are due to apply to consumer subscriptions entered into on or after 1 January 2027. That is now only weeks away, and there is no grace period. Free trials that roll into paid plans,…

For a decade, selling to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) was one of the most tax-efficient ways for a UK business owner to exit. Last year’s Budget took away much of that advantage. The 28 October Budget, by cutting Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), may have tipped the balance back. Here is what has changed and what it means for owners planning their exit.

Can you be a successful startup founder without an accelerator? Yes. Most founders never join one. Here is how to build the right support around your business instead.

What does a startup NED actually do, how are they paid, and what are the pros and cons of appointing one? A practical guide for founders.

The role of a Non-Executive Director (NED) is often viewed as the ideal boardroom position: strategic influence, independent oversight, and none of the day-to-day operational responsibility carried by executive directors. Yet headlines, regulatory action, and insolvency claims have created a growing perception that NEDs are increasingly exposed to personal liability whenever a business gets into trouble. So how much of that risk is real? The answer lies somewhere between perception and reality. There is no doubt that NEDs have significant…

JPP Law LLP has successfully represented three non-executive directors in an intellectual property dispute involving the transfer of intellectual property rights.

The final significant data protection changes under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) are now upon us. If you run a business that handles personal data, and almost every business does, there is one provision in particular that you need to have in place: Do you have a formal complaints handling procedure for data subjects? This is not a technicality. It is a new statutory obligation, and it completes the DUAA's phased roll-out of reforms to UK data…

What UK Businesses Need to Know The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) is now law. It received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 and its provisions have been rolled out in stages. If you run a business in England and Wales, the changes affect you directly, whether you realise it yet or not. The DUAA does not replace the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 or the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations…

Keeping It Simple at First, Then Getting It Right for Investors When you incorporate a UK company, your initial share structure will shape almost every major decision that follows: who controls the business, how investors are protected, and what everyone walks away with on an exit. Start with something clean and straightforward. That is the right approach at incorporation. But as you raise investment, you will need to understand which share classes investors expect and why.  This guide is written for founders building a startup that expects to…