Starting a Business

A winning team of amazing lawyers

with a wealth of experience and proven

success in advising start ups on how to

legally achieve their objectives. Our

revolutionary positive approach to legal

services gives you a remarkably high

standard of service that we guarantee.

Our solicitors are easy to work with and

provide a warm and friendly environment

whatever your challenges

We are experienced lawyers in advising start ups and small businesses. As a start up business, you will be faced with a number of commercial and legal issues, such as, which legal structure to adopt for your mode of business; choosing a name for your business; drafting a business plan; drafting terms and conditions and privacy policies; registering the name(s) as a trade mark; filing patent applications to protect any subsisting technology; protecting any intellectual property rights; marketing your products or services and obtaining high quality legal advice.

There are several vehicles you can adopt when starting a business. The structure you adopt will be depend on the legal, commercial and tax implications for your business. RT Coopers provides a comprehensive range of legal services including advising you on the most appropriate business vehicle you should adopt for your business.

Our Services

Some of our legal services to startups include:

Advising on Directors' Liabilities and Responsibilities
Agency Agreements
Business Law
Branding
Commercial Contracts
Compliance with Companies Act requirements
Confidentiality Agreements
Consultancy Agreements
Copyright
Design Registration
Distribution Arrangements
Drafting Cookie Policy

Drafting Privacy Policy
Drafting Terms and Conditions
Employment Law Implications
Choosing a Name for the Business and/or Products
GDPR Compliance
Intellectual Property
Investment Agreements
Partnership Agreements
Patent Applications
Registering a Trade Mark
Setting up in Partnership
Shareholders Agreements
Web Development Agreement
Website Terms and Conditions

Related Services

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Start-ups

Internet Law

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ Intellectual Property

Articles

Intellectual Property: How to Defend Allegations of Passing Off, May 2013
Intellectual Property: Community Trade Mark Opposition - Use of Own Name Defence in Trade Mark Infringement, May 2013
Online Advertising: New rules around the use of online behavioural advertising by third parties, March 2013
Data Protection: The proposed Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation), February 2013
Legal Due Diligence, June 2008
Licensing Your Product -3, December 2006
Licensing Your Product - 2, October 2006
Licensing Your Product - 1, September 2006
Data Protection Update, March 2006
Benefits of a well drafted Shareholders Agreement, June 2005
How Do You Protect Your Shareholding?, March 2005
Negotiating a Licence Agreement, November 2004
Commercial Good Practice Part III, October 2004
An Investor's Guide to Legal Due Diligence, September 2004
Commercial Good Practice Part II, September 2004
Commercial Good Practice Part I, August 2004
Data Protection, July 2004

Relevant Seminars/Conferences

London. Compliance in the New World, Data Privacy and the Pharma Industry, Conference, 30 June 2011
London. Energy Data Storage, Conference Exploring Digital Data Storage Requirements in the Oil and Gas Utilities sector , SMI, 3 - 4 November 2010 2010 (Dr Rosanna Cooper, Speaker)
London. Data Protection - Back ups- Sonic Wall CDP Seminar, 15 July 2009
London. Intellectual Property Awareness for Small and Start-up Businesses - How to Exploit your IPRs, November 2006
London. Licensing of IPRs and your Products - BIS, October 2006
London. London Inspires Women Innovators Connection (LIWIC) Presentation, EFBWBO, October 2004
Singapore. Licensing of IPR's, The Shangri-la hotel, Singapore, 6 May 2004
London. East London Inventors Club: A Guide to IP Protection Protecting Your Ideas, 29 April 2004
London. Copyright: Current Copyright Issues, KCL Enterprises Limited, 19 April 2004
London. East London Inventors Club: A Guide to IP Protection Protecting Your Ideas, July 2003
Croydon. Croydon Round Table of Inventors A Guide to IP Protection, March 2003
London. HSBC Innovation Seminar A Guide to IP Protection, November 2002
London. Imperial College A-Z of Protecting Your Inventions, January 2002

Call our experienced Solicitors today on 0207 488 9947 or complete our online enquiry form.

Testimonials

Indiconews Limited

“I carried out a Google search for website solicitors on behalf of our company and found RT Coopers. We were very impressed with the level of service we received. Detailed enough to feel looked after, but not too 'hassled". A good balance - ensuring I had peace of mind and could get on with my core business. The quality of the work was very good. In a potential minefield of legal issues, RT Coopers specialism in internet legal coverage ensured I feel confident that my user-generated content site meets the highest international standards, but also that my company is adequately protected from intellectual property issues to Terms & Conditions. Having received a few quotes from other solicitors, RT Cooper’s proposal came back as best value for our specific and particularly complex needs.” Elizabeth Hodgson, Director

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