Documents, letters and contracts for business

Distribution flow chartA company doing well will usually be expected to make distributions to its shareholders. Our flow chart takes you through the process of assessing whether a distribution can lawfully be made.What is a distribution?"Distribution" ... Read more

Preparing to issue shares checklistIssuing new shares in a company is an important step, so you want to make sure you get it right. Use our checklist to make sure you have all the preparatory steps covered.Issuing new sharesA company may wish to issu... Read more

Minute of board resolution to allot sharesAn allotment of shares must be properly recorded in the board minutes. Our model shows you how.Allotting sharesOnce all of the necessary permissions are in place, the actual allotment of shares is made by the... Read more

Written resolution to authorise directors to allot sharesDirectors need the shareholders' authorisation to allot shares. Our model sets out a sample form of resolution.Allotting sharesThe Companies Act 2006 allows directors to allot shares in their co... Read more

Written resolution to disapply pre-emption rightsIf a company wants to allot new shares without first offering them to the existing shareholders, it will usually need to authorise the directors to disapply these pre-emption rights. Our model sets out... Read more

Variation of class rights checklistFrom time to time you may need to alter the rights attached to a class of shares. Our checklist helps you make sure you follow the correct procedure.What is a variation of class rights?A variation of class rights in... Read more

Special resolution of a class of shareholders to vary their class rightsIf a company needs to vary the rights of a class of its shareholders, it must to obtain the consent of that class. Our model sets out a sample special class resolution to achieve... Read more

GDPR - privacy noticeUnder data protection legislation certain information must be supplied to individuals regarding the processing of their personal data. All this information can be put in a privacy notice.thought processWhen putting your privacy n... Read more

Example website wording for processing data relying on legitimate business interestsEven if you're relying on a legitimate interest to undertake direct marketing, don't forget that you must flag up very clearly that the data subject has the right to op... Read more

Example of an opt-in for direct marketingWhen you're first collecting someone's personal data, find out what they are prepared to allow you to do with it.   Postal marketingThe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specifically says that direct m... Read more