Stop running your business one crappy contract away from a crisis.
The Launch Legal Foundations Kit gives you five ready-to-use legal documents so you can protect your business properly, starting today.
For a limited time only, FOUNDING PRICE of £147
Created by Catherine Hyde, qualified solicitor, founder of Launch Legal, and the person who left corporate law to build something that actually works for small businesses.
You’re running a business. You’re taking on clients. Delivering work. Sending invoices. Building something great. But quietly, underneath all that, there’s a nagging feeling that you’re not quite as protected as you should be. You hear the stories.
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The late payments. The client who disappears. The scope creep. The awkward disagreement. The copied-and-pasted policy that turns out not to fit your business at all.
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But right now? You’re busy building. So, the legal side of your business probably feels like something you’ll sort out later, when you’re “more established”, “more organised” or “more proper”.
Because at this stage, it can all feel a bit too early. Too serious. Too expensive. Too complicated.
So you do what most people do.
You cobble things together. You use what you can find. You hope its enough. And you carry on. That doesn’t make you careless, it makes you normal. You’re building something and the legal side just hasn’t caught up yet.
And that matters more than most people realise, because this is the ground floor. The habits, documents and processes you put in place now shape how protected your business is as it grows. That’s exactly who this kit is for.
Does this sound like you?
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You have a client contract, but you found it on Google two years ago and honestly aren't sure it would hold up if something went wrong.​
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You’ve taken on client work without a proper agreement in place, and then found yourself checking your inbox, overthinking every message, and hoping they’d pay because there was nothing clear to fall back on.​
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An invoice went overdue and you didn't know what to say so you sent an awkward email, waited, and eventually wrote it off.
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You have a privacy policy on your website that you copy pasted from someone else and haven't read since.
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You know you should probably have your legal admin sorted, but every time you try, it feels overwhelming, full of jargon or like a job for later.
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There's a low-level anxiety about the legal side of your business that quietly runs in the background, and you try not to think about it too hard.
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If you're nodding, this kit was built for you.
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This is for the business owner who knows they need to get properly protected but doesn’t want a law degree, a lecture, or a pile of documents they don’t understand
how to use.
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Are you a coach? There is a version specific to you.
Same plain-English protection, rebuilt for the
coaching room: therapy boundaries,
session cancellations, supervision, groups.
What if instead...
You sent a proper client contract before starting every project and you understood every clause in it
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When a client was late paying, you didn't panic. You followed your process. Sent the letter. Knew your rights. Got paid.
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Your website had proper terms and conditions, so your refund policy was clear before anyone bought. No awkward conversations. No disputes.
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Your privacy policy actually reflected how you work, and you could explain it confidently if anyone asked
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You could answer “are you GDPR compliant?” without hesitation
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You stopped second guessing every client agreement and started sending them with complete confidence
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The low-level legal anxiety just... went away. Because you knew it was sorted.
So that you can finally run your business, like the real business it is.
Not crossing your fingers every time you send an invoice.
Not getting thrown into a panic by a client because you have nothing behind you.
Just the legal side, sorted.
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Where you have the documents, you understand them, and you know exactly
what to do when something goes wrong.
That's what having the right foundations in place actually feels like.
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For a limited time only, FOUNDING
PRICE of £147
Hi, I'm Catherine.
I'm a lawyer, but not the kind you're imagining.
I left corporate law on purpose. I spent years watching large businesses operate from a position of complete legal confidence, knowing exactly what their contracts covered, exactly what to do when something went wrong, exactly how to protect what they'd built.
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And then I started working with small business owners. Solopreneurs. Freelancers. People building something real, with none of the same protection.
The gap was extraordinary. And it was entirely unnecessary.
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It wasn't that small business owners didn't deserve proper legal foundations. It's that no one had ever built anything accessible for them. Everything was too expensive, too complicated, or too generic to be useful.
So, I built Launch Legal. And the Foundations Kit is where that starts.​
Don't just take our word for it...
We’ve worked with Catherine for several years, relying on her expertise for legal advice, contract creation, contract modifications, and contract reviews. She is always a pleasure to work with - always providing clear, practical, and actionable guidance. Catherine is proactive in identifying necessary changes and ensuring our interests are well represented. She has also successfully handled contract negotiations on our behalf. We highly recommend her services.
Tom Floate, Business Owner
INTRODUCING...
The Launch Legal
Foundations Kit.
Five legal documents for service-based businesses,
written by a practising solicitor, explained in plain English,
ready to use today.
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This is a foundational legal operating system for your business.
Documents you understand, processes you can follow,
foundations you can build on.
This isn’t a course you’ll forget about by next week.
And it isn’t a template dump with no explanation.
It’s a practical legal kit: the documents you actually need,
written in plain English, with guidance to help you use them
properly in your business.
So instead of feeling legally exposed and vaguely unsure,
you know what you’ve got, what it does, and when to use it.
Here's Everything In The Kit
Five documents and two walkthrough videos. Plain English throughout. Clear placeholders in [SQUARE BRACKETS] so you know exactly what to fill in and guidance that helps you understand not just what each document says but when to send it and how to use it.
Client Services Agreement
A comprehensive contract for service-based businesses. Covers your services and deliverables, payment terms, and your right to charge statutory interest on late invoices, the right to suspend work if you're not paid, client responsibilities, scope of work and change requests so extra work is always paid for, intellectual property ownership, cancellation terms, and a liability cap.
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Why it matters: This is the single most important document your business can have. Without it, a dispute comes down to your word against theirs and memory is unreliable. With it, everything is in writing before work starts.
Privacy
Policy
UK GDPR compliant privacy policy written for small service-based businesses. Covers what data you collect and why, lawful basis for processing, how to name your third-party tools, data retention, your customers' rights, cookies, and ICO registration.
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Why it matters: If you collect email addresses, which you do, you are legally required to have a privacy policy. This one is written for how small businesses actually operate, not for legal teams.
Late
Payment Letters
Three letters, from friendly reminder to formal letter before action, for chasing overdue invoices professionally. Includes a guide to your statutory rights under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, including how to calculate and claim interest and debt recovery costs.
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Why it matters: Most late payment situations resolve at Letter 1 or 2. Having a clear process removes the emotional labour of chasing money and creates the paper trail you need if you ever have to take further action.
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Foundations Guide
A plain English walkthrough of every document in the kit, what it does, why it matters, what the key clauses mean, and how to use it. Includes your statutory rights you might not know you have, what to do after Letter 3, when to seek additional advice, and the bridge into building your full legal operating system.
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Why it matters: This is what makes the kit different from a template dump. By the end of it, you won't just have five documents. You'll understand them.
Website Terms and
Conditions
Covers your website, products, and the terms under which people buy from you. Includes digital product licence terms, membership terms, two refund policy options, liability limitation, and intellectual property protection.
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Why it matters: Without website terms, your refund policy is unenforceable, your IP is unprotected, and disputes about what you sold become personal conversations rather than contractual ones.
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Videos & Walkthroughs
Video 1: Welcome and Introduction.
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Catherine walks you through what you’ve bought, how to use it and what to tackle first.
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Video 2: Full Document Walkthrough.
Catherine takes you through all five documents section by section - what each clause means, what your options are and how to personalise it for your business.
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What difference will this kit make...
Before the Kit...
Sending a contract and hoping it holds up
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Absorbing scope creep because you have nothing to point to
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​Chasing invoices not knowing if you have legal standing
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Using a privacy policy you copied from someone else's website
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Feeling like a proper business happens to other people
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Putting the legal side off until you're bigger.
After the Kit.
Sending a contract you understand and trust
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Handling extras professionally with a reference point both parties agreed
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Following a clear process with statutory rights behind you
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A privacy policy that reflects how your business actually operates
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Running your business knowing where you stand
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All sorted, now, before it costs you.
Start building on solid ground right now, today, with your next client.
Is this the right fit for you?
This IS for you if...
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You're a service-based solopreneur, freelancer, or consultant in England and Wales (there's a Coach Edition if you're a coach)
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You're taking on clients and want proper legal foundations before something goes wrong
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You have documents already but aren't confident they'd protect you
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You want to understand your contracts not just have them
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You've been putting this off and want to sort it properly, once
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You're ready to run your business like the real business it is​
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This ISN'T for you if...
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You're based in Scotland or Northern Ireland (these documents are for England and Wales only)
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You need documents for a highly regulated industry, financial services, healthcare, employment, without additional specialist advice
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You're looking for a substitute for legal advice on a specific, high value, or complex dispute
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You want someone to customise the documents for you, this kit is for self-completion
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You already have a solicitor reviewing your contracts regularly and are confident they're solid
Are you a coach?
There's an edition built for you.This kit works beautifully for most service businesses and coaches can absolutely use it. But if coaching is your main work, there's a Coach Edition with the core contract rebuilt for how coaching actually works: the line between coaching and therapy, no guaranteed outcomes, confidentiality with safeguarding carve-outs, session cancellation and rescheduling, supervision, referral, and optional group-coaching terms.Same plain English. Same practising solicitor. Built for the room you actually work in.
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Ready to sort this properly?
The Launch Legal Foundations Kit
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âś“ Client Services Agreement
âś“ Late Payment Letter Sequence (3 letters)
âś“ Website Terms and Conditions
âś“ Privacy Policy
âś“ The Foundations Guide
For a limited time only, FOUNDING PRICE of £147
My commitment to you
The Quality Guarantee
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Every document in this kit has been written and reviewed by a practising solicitor. If you find a legal error in any document a clause that is incorrect, outdated, or unenforceable under English and Welsh law I will fix it and send you the updated version, no questions asked.
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If you experience any technical issue with your download, contact me at hello@launchlegal.co.uk and I will resolve it immediately.
I stand behind this kit completely. It is the same quality of legal work I would produce for a paying client, made accessible for the businesses that deserve it most.
How long are you prepared to keep winging it?
Every week you run your business without a proper client contract is a week you're exposed.
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Every invoice you send without a payment process behind it is a gamble.
Every client you take on without a written agreement is a risk you're absorbing silently.
I know it feels easier to put it off. I know legal feels complicated. I know it is another thing to spend money on when you're building a business.
But I also know what it costs when something goes wrong without these foundations in place. I've seen it. I've helped people piece it back together. And I built this kit, so you never have to be in that position.
Imagine this time next week, your client contract is sorted. Your payment process is in place. Your website terms are live. Your business is protected.
That's one day and £297 away.