Commercial & Data - Thrive Law

Our Data and Commercial services have a strong focus on strategic risk management, regulatory compliance and business-aligned legal solutions.

A proven track record in negotiating complex agreements, ensuring high standards of legal governance, and aligning legal strategy with commercial objectives.

Passionate about embedding legal functions that enable businesses
to thrive whilst maintaining compliance and mitigating risk.

Commercial Law…but not as you know it

Clear, well-structured agreements and simple processes keep deals moving,
protect margin, and free your team to focus on customers.

Simplifying the contracting process

Review and draft suites of commercial documents that allow the business to thrive. Examples: Terms and Conditions, Master Services Agreement, SaaS Agreements, Purchase Orders, and Subscription Terms.

Negotiation

Negotiating commercial agreements (both customer and supplier). Drafting legal playbooks for in-house teams to drive clarity and efficiency.

Process

Reviewing how businesses manage the onboarding of customers and vendors as well as the monitoring of key contract clauses.

Legal, Sales and Procurement Training

By training teams together, identifying pain points, and implementing clear processes around decision making the outcome is that time to contract is reduced.

SME Commerical Health Check

Don’t know where to start? Feeling overwhelmed? We can carry out a focused review of your commercial contract landscape to identify gaps, clarify positions, and provide a clear, actionable roadmap that supports growth.

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Commercial Law FAQs

Do I need a full-time General Counsel?

Not always. Many SMEs and scale-ups don’t have enough day-to-day legal work to justify a full- time GC. A fractional GC gives you senior, strategic advice when you need it without the overhead of a permanent hire. If you get to the point where you do need to hire a full-time GC we can support you through the process and provide a handover and support with your new hire.

What's included in fractional GC support?

It’s flexible based on your needs. You can access board-level advice, contract oversight, compliance guidance, and legal operations support. We’ll tailor the scope to fit your business and growth plans.

How does the SME Legal Health Check help with contracts?

It’s a fixed-scope review of your commercial contracts to highlight risks, identify gaps, and provide a clear action plan to keep agreements supporting (not blocking) growth. Looking to the future and investment? We can frame this from an investor perspective to keep you on track as you build the future.

Can you train our internal teams?

Yes. We deliver practical workshops and playbooks for Legal, Sales and Procurement teams to help them move faster, negotiate smarter and reduce risk.

Do you only work with retail and tech companies?

Those are our specialist sectors, but we also support SMEs and scale-ups in other industries facing similar contract, compliance and growth challenges.

Data Protection Compliance

We help SMEs and scale-ups simplify legal complexity, reduce risk, and focus on growth. Our team has over 10 years of experience working in-house and understands the need to balance risk with day-to-day commercial strategy. With the everchanging landscape of data protection legislation, ensuring compliance is likely another item on your to-do list that will distract you from growing your business. Let us become your trusted partner ensuring that your processes are proportionate for the size of your business and give you back both peace of mind and your time.

Data Protection Compliance

Identifying gaps in data protection processes of businesses and implementing data privacy roadmaps to address issues of non- compliance, mitigating business risk.

Policies and Assessments

Advice and support in relation to the following policy areas:
Data Protection and Security
Data Retention
Privacy and Cookies
Legitimate Interest Assessments
Data Protection Impact Assessments
What to do in the event of a data breach
Data Subject Access Requests

Processes

Advice on your processes that should be in place from a data protection perspective. Works with those teams that handle personal data to implement easy to use but compliant processes.

Training

Focused training for teams to truly understand the importance of data protection and the risks to the business. Bespoke training increases engagement and effectiveness.

Confidence in your risk management

Risk should be managed, not feared. We help SMEs and scale-ups design frameworks
that bring clarity, accountability, and confidence without over-engineering.

Tailored frameworks

Practical structures that leadership teams can own and manage.

Founder and Exec Co Support

Strategic advice to ensure governance and compliance enable growth rather than hold it back.

Clarity and Accountability

Strengthening confidence at every level of the organisation.

Data Protection & Risk FAQs

What’s the Data Protection Health Check?

It’s a practical audit of your data protection and compliance position. We review your policies, processes and risks, then provide a clear roadmap to close gaps and build confidence.

Do I need a Data Protection Officer (DPO)?

If your business processes sensitive or large volumes of personal data, appointing aDPO may be a legal requirement. Even if not mandatory, many businesses choosefractional DPO support for peace of mind and credibility with customers and investors.

What’s covered in data protection support?

We can help with GDPR health checks, privacy policies, cookie notices, retention schedules, DPIAs, LIAs, breach response planning, SARs, and training for staff.

How do you support risk management?

We design risk frameworks businesses can use, no jargon or unnecessary complexity. We also provide board-level advice, so governance strengthens growth instead of slowing it.

Do you provide training for employees?

Yes. We run tailored training sessions to help staff understand their responsibilities around data protection and risk delivered in plain English and aligned to your operations.

What if my business operates internationally?

We have experience advising businesses from SME’s through to PLCs with cross- border operations and data-heavy environments. We’ll help you navigate the complexity of different regimes while keeping your processes practical.