Whether you are starting a business, bringing in an investor, changing directors, signing a contract, increasing capital, transferring shares, or beginning to see disagreement within the company, this page helps you see which matter to look at first.
Each service starts from situations that actually arise in a business, so that it becomes clearer which matter to consider first.
When you begin with the form of business that suits your co-founders and the nature of the work, many things are clear from the start: rights, liability, and how the business is run — whether it is a limited company, a registered ordinary partnership, or a limited partnership.1
Many businesses have no problem on day one; they begin to stumble when the parties understand their rights, duties, and decision-making differently. When these are set out clearly from the start, the relationships within the business usually have a firmer anchor.
When a business has several shareholders, several directors, or more decisions that must be made jointly, signing authority, meetings, and resolutions carry more weight. If these are unclear, the documents produced may cause problems later.3
A good contract is not there merely for the completeness of its wording. It is there so that each party understands what it must do, what it is liable for, and how problems will be handled if they arise.
When the investment changes, the shareholders change, or the management changes, the documents and registrations usually have to change too. If they are incomplete or inconsistent, the problem does not stay on paper; it can affect relationships within the business as well.4
When views within the business start to diverge, the problem does not stop at the relationship; it gradually affects operations, the investment, and the company's decisions. Revisiting the existing documents and rules is therefore essential.5
Most often: forming a limited company or a partnership, shareholder or partner structure, director authority, company meetings and resolutions, corporate records, business contracts, capital increases, share transfers, and conflict within the business.
In general, start with the facts of the business, the shareholder or partner structure, the existing documents, and the issue you need to decide or resolve, so that the matter can be seen clearly and taken forward to the point.
Start by describing the situation of the business — for example, forming the business, admitting an investor, changing a director, signing a contract, increasing capital, transferring shares, or a disagreement that is starting within the business — and then consider which matter to look at next.
In general, start by looking at how clear the shareholding proportions, decision-making authority, share transfer procedure, and the documents that set the internal rules of the business are6
Be clear about the rights of the existing shareholders, the resolutions required, the supporting documents, the particulars that will change in the register, and the effect on management authority or relationships within the business, so that the change proceeds in an orderly way.
In general, start with the facts, the existing documents, and each party's rights and duties, to see what room remains for negotiation and for limiting the damage.
Whether it is starting a business, changing the shareholder structure, reviewing director authority, passing a company resolution, considering a contract, increasing capital, transferring shares, or a conflict within the business, starting from the existing facts makes the analysis more systematic.
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