A template form of employment contract for a full-time, UK-based junior level employee, containing key provisions legally required in an employment contract as well as certain additional protections for the company (e.g. assignment of IP).

A template cap table for a simple investment round, which sets out the company’s shareholding details and how the share price and number of shares to be issued to each new investor in a funding round is calculated.

The standard instrument of transfer which is used to transfer legal title to shares in companies incorporated in England and Wales. The form requires details of the shares that are being transferred, the name and address of the transferor and transferee and the total purchase price. It should be signed by the selling shareholder and delivered to the company so that the company can update its register of members and issue the new share certificate(s). If stamp duty is payable on the transfer, the stock transfer form will need to be sent to HMRC for stamping prior to the register of members being updated.

An agreement to assign intellectual property rights that have been developed by one person (usually the founder or another service provider) to a company. This may be required if a person has developed IP for a company prior to being formally engaged as an employee or otherwise without having a contract in place that assigns the IP to the company.

A form of share certificate for a Company incorporated in England and Wales to be used when shares are issued or acquired. A new share certificate should also be prepared if there is a change to the number, nominal value or class of the shares held by an existing shareholder.

The register of members of a company, which should contain details of all current and former shareholders of the company, the number and class of shares they hold and details of how and when they acquired or disposed of those shares. A company is required under the Companies Act 2006 to maintain a register of members. This is an important document as a person will not have legal title to shares in a company until they have been registered in the register of members in respect of such shares.

A short form letter for new directors to sign confirming they consent to be appointed and act as a director. It also requires the director to provide certain information that a Company needs to hold about its directors to maintain its company books and for Companies House filings.

A non-disclosure agreement (also referred to as a confidentiality agreement) to be used when two parties are sharing confidential information with each other. The mutual NDA provides that both parties are subject to the same obligations to keep confidential information that they receive from the other party as confidential. The letter sets out the scope of the confidential information, who the information can be disclosed to and certain exceptions to the general confidentiality obligation.

A non-disclosure agreement (also referred to as a confidentiality agreement) to be used when one party is sharing confidential information with another party (for example, when a company provides confidential information to a potential investor or acquiror of the business). This provides that the recipient of such information must keep the confidential information that they receive from the other party as confidential. The letter sets out the scope of the confidential information, who the information can be disclosed to and certain exceptions to the general confidentiality obligation.