Legal questions of young companies typically arise from four Areas: Corporate, IP/Data Protection, Tax and Labour Law. While the intial corporation of the company is a simple Thing to do, the so called Articles of Association, which are the "constitution" of the company are more complex. Tax questions can arise early in connection with the shareholder structure, but become more urgent with actual revenues. As many startup companies are based on some kind of web software, questions of IP ownership and clean transfer are common issues as are questions of permitted usage of personal data. Finally, labour law can be a hassle if you do not get the Basics right. The worst to happen is a visit from the social security and customs office declaring all your freelancers actual employees and prosecuting you for social security fraud. Further information on legal issues of Startup companies following soon.