​One bad agreement can sink a startup faster than a bad pitch.

​About the Session

​Join us for a no-nonsense masterclass with Indira Hann, Founder of Hann Legal and seasoned General Counsel, where we uncover the legal foundations every startup needs to avoid costly mistakes. Whether you’re forming your company, signing your first contracts, or raising investment, this session is designed to help you understand the risks, protect your ideas, and build a business that’s legally ready to scale.

​We’ll cover:

• ​Company formation: Ltd vs LLP, and common mistakes

• ​Founders’ agreements: what needs to be in there and why it matters

• ​IP ownership: how founders accidentally lose control

• ​Basic contracts: NDAs, contractor agreements, and why paper trails are key

• ​GDPR and data handling: what founders need to care about, even early on

• ​Early risk thinking: liabilities founders ignore (e.g. personal guarantees, co-founder exits)

• ​Real-life startup legal horror stories and what to learn from them

​Why Attend?

​ This isn’t theory—it’s the stuff Indira has lived, fixed, and fought over across decades of legal practice. Whether you’re bootstrapping your first idea, raising your first round, or already scaling, you’ll leave with the legal awareness you need to protect your business before mistakes cost you big.

​Agenda

​09:30 - 10:00: Arrivals & Networking

​​Ease into the morning with coffee & connection

​10:00 - 12:30: Live Masterclass & Q&A with Indira Hann

​12:30 - 13:30: Open Networking

​​Continue conversations, share insights, and unwind.

​Who is Indira Hann?

​Indira Hann is a Cambridge-trained lawyer and seasoned Fractional General Counsel, with over 20 years of experience advising high-growth companies, scale-ups, and international brands. Having cut her teeth at Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, Indira has since held senior legal leadership roles across technology, hospitality, fashion, fintech, and deep tech.

​From negotiating multi-million-dollar deals with the likes of British Airways and the US Department of Defence, to restructuring global fashion businesses and advising on funding rounds, Indira has seen the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of startup legal challenges. Today, through her firm Hann Legal, she helps founders and early-stage teams build solid legal foundations, avoid costly mistakes, and scale with confidence.

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