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Venture Capital and SEIS and EIS Angel Equity Investment Legal Terms

June 15

A guide to common UK legal terms and concepts relating to raising VC and angel equity investment.

What Are EMI Option Schemes And How Do They Work

September 17

EMI option schemes are intended to help companies retain valued employees and to reward the employees for investing their time and skills in helping the company grow.

Shareholders Agreement Questionnaire And Checklist

June 19

A checklist of all the main points to consider for inclusion in a shareholders agreement.

Happy customers

I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the excellent legal services provided by Jonathan Lea and his firm. Jonathan is extremely professional, yet personal with clients. I had an urgent property matter that needed immediate attention. Jonathan and his team provided an initial consultation to fully understand my complex requirements and produced our legal documents expeditiously. Furthermore, the team were ALWAYS contactable by phone and email responding promptly to any queries I had. I would also add that Jonathan is one of the most genuine lawyers I know in the industry. I admire his quest for continuous growth and learning and is certainly passionate about the industry.. I highly recommend the firm to any business or individuals requiring the firm's legal expertise and knowledge.

Rose Cunningham

12:30 07 Feb 19

The entire team at The Jonathan Lea Network are excellent. Super efficient, knowledgeable and great to work with. I worked with Simon most closely, who made our EIS Assurance an easy process, ensuring every detail was taken care of. Would highly recommend the team to anyone.

Stuart McClure

09:29 30 Oct 20

I have known Jonathan a number of years and find his advice invaluable, not only within the realms of his corporate law and startup legal specialisms, but his enthusiasm for entrepreneurship means he also has great insight into other more general areas of business.

Zain Dhareeja

12:31 02 Nov 18

Professional to the core and very safe hands. Highly recommend.

James Field

17:13 26 Feb 18

Matt and Simon were fantastic. They completed and submitted my S/EIS advanced assurance application with minimal input from myself and we got a positive response from HMRC 6 days later. Good works guys and thank you!

Dudley Gould

17:53 29 Oct 20

Amit did a great job!He was constantly in contact with me:1. updating me on progress,2. asking for my input,3. explaining things to me that were not clear,4. and giving me advice, where I needed it.Jonathan Lea, Simon and Alice were helpful and highly efficient.Thanks!

michael morris

13:40 27 May 20

Simon Brooks, along with Jonathan Lea, helped us secure certification for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), which we needed to do retrospectively and without having obtained pre-approval.This was not a straightforward application, and I am sure we could not have achieved HMRC approval so smoothly without their attention to detail, forensic analysis of our application, and encyclopaedic knowledge of the scheme rules. Simon also tidied up our historic filings with Companies House quickly and efficiently. Simon and Jonathan did a first-class job.

Iain Corby

10:13 23 Apr 20

Amazing service from an excellent team that worked late and at last minute notice whilst we completed on an international software sale in December 2020.The very best law firm I've ever dealt with

Rob Edlin

16:09 04 Jan 21