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Business Development: Playing The Right Card
Leor Franks
At our recent Tech Briefing, 'What tech businesses need to know in 2026', we explored how the EU’s Digital Omnibus package and the UK’s Employment Rights Act will reshape compliance for UK tech SMEs.
Most commercial disputes don’t come from exotic legal issues - they come from everyday contract weaknesses that could have been avoided with a few smart tweaks
2026 is shaping up to be the most consequential year for UK data protection enforcement since the introduction of the EU/UK GDPR regime. With record fines issued in late 2025, a new enforcement playbook on the horizon, and shifting legislative and regulatory expectations, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) is signalling a marked transformation in how it supervises, and sanctions, organisations.
Too often, limitation of liability clauses are treated as standard boilerplate - something to tidy up at the end of a negotiation once the “real” commercial points are agreed.
In this article, we share 7 key considerations to help tech founders navigate the journey from seed funding to Series A and beyond.
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