Check out the legal health of your business to protect your assets and comply with relevant laws.
The Movest business legal healthcheck will help make sure you have the right policies, procedures and documents in place to protect your business, its assets and its reputation.
By completing our quick online quizzes, you can assess for yourself if your business is at risk in a number of ways including:
Financial claims from customers
Poor cash flow and bad debt
Shareholder disputes
Lease disputes
Employment claims and tribunals
Don’t make the mistake of operating your business without appropriate written contracts. Contracts affect how you operate and grow your business. Good contracts improve the viability and security of your business. check your business is properly protected by clicking on each of the links below.
Free & no obligation
Knowing what documents you should have by law and to be compliant with the many regulations that small business have to deal with is not easy so we have produced this easy to use Legal Healthchecks.
Just answer a few questions (honestly) about your business. When you have finished we will tell you some of the key documents you need, what the risk is of not having them.
By law, some contracts must be in writing to be enforceable, including, in most cases, contracts for the purchase of real estate. In other words, if you have an agreement with another business and they fail to perform their obligations, you cannot take them to court to recover damages or force the other party to comply if your agreement is not in writing.
Even if the law does not require it, having written contracts helps all parties to the transaction understand their rights and obligations, as well as other important details of the transaction, leading to less confusion and fewer disagreements in the business relationship. Business contracts can also help avoid costly litigation if issues arise by including provisions that cover how disputes are handled, such as by mediation or arbitration.
The types of contracts a business needs depends on several factors. You should have written agreements covering all aspects of your business, including with vendors and suppliers, employees, independent contractors, clients and customers, and more.
Not all of these contracts will be created by you; some will be created by others who you do business with. For example, you may be required to sign a commercial lease agreement for your business location, a hosting agreement for your company’s website, or a contract with your IT service provider—all of which may be drafted by the other parties to the transaction.
Regardless of whether your or the other party has drafted the contract, we strongly recommend that you seek advice from Movest before signing to ensure the terms are clear and favourable to your business.
Work through our business legal healthchecks to ensure your contracts are ready for business success.
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