You’ve been handed a contract. Maybe it’s for a new job, a vendor agreement, a lease, or a business partnership. It’s 12 pages of dense legal language, and you have no idea what half of it means. So you think: maybe I should have a lawyer look at this. Then comes the dreaded question, how […]
Monthly Archives: April 2026
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Most startups don’t fall apart because of bad products or a tough market. They fall apart because two people who started as friends, colleagues, or classmates never had a real conversation about what happens when things get complicated At My Legal Pal, our lawyers have reviewed hundreds of founder disputes, and almost every single one […]
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At some point in every startup’s life, the founder who has been handling contracts, employment agreements, and vendor negotiations out of a personal Gmail account hits a wall. The company has grown past the point where winging it is responsible, but it has not yet reached the size where a full-time in-house lawyer makes financial […]
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Most people hear the term “1099 contract” and assume it is just a tax thing. It is not. The 1099 refers to a tax form, yes, but the contract itself is a full legal agreement that governs an entire working relationship between a business and an independent contractor. Getting it right matters more than most […]
Contract, Entertainment Law
How Influencer Contracts Quietly Take Away Content Ownership And How to Protect Your Rights Before You Sign
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Why Influencers Lose Content Ownership Without Realising It There is a belief that runs through creator culture, quietly and persistently, that you own what you make. You thought of the concept. You showed up, shot the content, edited it, and posted it. Of course it is yours. Brand deal contracts say otherwise. And they […]
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Most startups die for the usual reasons. Running out of money. The wrong market. A product that never finds its people. But some startups die for a reason that never makes it into the post-mortems: a single missing clause in a contract they signed before they knew what they were doing. The Limitation of Liability […]