Reserved matters register
A live register mapped to board and shareholder consents, refreshed at each round.
Board governance · scale-ups
Board Governance Solicitor for Scale-ups
Scale-ups moving from a founder board to an investor board consistently underestimate the governance shift — reserved matters, NED terms, board pack cadence, minute discipline. Getting it right compounds; getting it wrong shows up at the next round.
Board Governance Solicitor for Scale-ups.
Founders and CFOs at post-Series-A scale-ups formalising their board.
Investor rights typically flow through reserved matters, information rights and NED appointments. Consistent execution of these matters more than the drafting.
Common matters on this page.
NED letter of appointment
NED terms including time commitment, fees, D&O cover and conflicts.
Board minute discipline
Template pack and minute standard that supports later diligence.
Legal risks & how we manage them
What can go wrong — and how we contain it.
Reserved matter breached and only discovered at exit.
Reserved-matter checkpoints built into corporate decision-making.
NED without D&O cover.
Cover reviewed and refreshed as the board expands.
Legislation that shapes this work.
- Companies Act 2006
- Statutory framework for meetings, notices and resolutions.
- UK Corporate Governance Code (guidance)
- Not binding on private companies but increasingly a benchmark for investor-backed scale-ups.
FAQs
Questions we get asked.
- Can you sit in on the first few board meetings?
- Yes — we regularly attend for the first cycle after a round to bed the cadence in.
- Do you draft NED terms?
- Yes, including fees, share awards and D&O coordination.
Topical cluster.
Talk to a board governance solicitor for scale-ups.
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