Legal groundwork for UK founders, in one place.
Plain-English AI guidance on setting up and running a UK company, guided contract templates for founders, and planning tools — with clear limits on what AI can and cannot do.
Free to read. The tools need a Dogetlawyer account and follow your plan's usage limits.
How founders use it
Ask the right founder AI Lawyer
Describe your situation in plain English and get an explanation of the law and your options.
Prepare a draft from a template
Work through guided questions for an England and Wales template and preview your draft; paid plans and credit packs can download the finished PDF or Word file.
Plan the business side
Use Business Launch Studio and Business Health alongside the legal steps.
Ask a founder AI Lawyer
Startup & Founders Legal (UK)
A starting point for founders' questions: which structure to use, what to put in place first and where to go next.
Company Formation & Companies House
Choosing a structure, registering with Companies House and keeping up with filings and identity verification requirements.
Founders' & Shareholders' Agreements
Vesting, leaver terms, decision-making and share transfers between founders and investors.
Fundraising & Investment Readiness
Preparing for investment: due diligence, term-sheet questions and how investment schemes such as EIS work in outline.
EMI & Employee Share Options
Whether an EMI scheme may suit your company, how options are granted and what to check before you offer them.
Directors' Duties & Solvency for Founders
Your duties as a director, conflicts of interest and what changes when a company may be in financial difficulty.
Selling Your Company — Exit & M&A
Preparing to sell a company or business: share or asset sale, disclosure and warranties.
Company Law & Governance
Board meetings, written resolutions and keeping your company's records in order.
These are AI guidance tools, not solicitors. They explain UK law and point you to next steps; they do not give tax, investment or regulated financial advice, and they do not file anything with Companies House or HMRC for you.
Contract templates founders use
- Founders' agreement
- Shareholders' agreement
- Mutual NDA
- One-way NDA
- Freelancer agreement
- Consultancy retainer
- Website development agreement
- Board minutes
- Loan agreement
Templates are for England and Wales. Work through the guided questions and preview your draft. Finished PDF and Word downloads are included with any paid plan or a Lifetime credit pack.
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Business Launch Studio
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Access the toolBusiness Health
Check your business's legal and financial position. Learn more
Open Business Health (account required)Protect your IP
Understand how to protect your intellectual property as a founder. Learn about trademarks, copyrights, and design rights that apply to your business. UK IP protection guide.
Know the limits
- AI-generated information, not legal advice
- England and Wales documents — tell us if your company or contract is in Scotland or Northern Ireland, because we do not silently treat it as England and Wales
- No tax/investment advice
- Nothing is filed or sent to a professional automatically
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This is general legal information, not legal advice.