Case Studies
Explore practical case studies and business lessons from VanillaLaw’s work with SMEs, founders, investors and cross-border companies. These articles show how legal structure, negotiation strategy, intellectual property protection and commercial decision-making affect real business outcomes.
Use this page as a starting point if you want to understand how legal issues appear in day-to-day business rather than in theory. The articles below cover examples involving contracts, expansion, brand value, finance, disputes and SME growth. For readers comparing legal options, the strongest next step is to identify the business problem first, then read the case study that most closely matches the decision you are facing.
SME Owners, This Is What You Need To Know About Bankruptcy
We’ve talked about dealing with personal bankruptcies - but not much has been written about how bankruptcy affects small businesses. Before we discuss this issue, let us shine the light [...]
What Can SME Owners Do To Prevent Bankruptcy?
Despite spending over two decades as a court lawyer, I still find it shocking that most business owners do not bother to take any form precaution to prevent or reduce [...]
5 Things You Need To Know About Online Content & Copyright
Just as important as protecting your intellectual property rights, online content has its own set of copyrights to be grappled with. These typically revolve around how to protect their own [...]
Why Written Contracts Truly Matter In Business
Many business relationships start with a single transaction. Maybe the first transaction goes well, so both sides decide to rinse and repeat. They continue to trade with each other, compiling [...]
The California Fitness Saga: What We Can Learn From Futures Contracts
In the 17th century, there was a period called the “Dutch Golden Age”. At the height of Tulip Mania, the contract price for bulbs of tulip reached such extraordinary prices [...]
Class Disparity, Discrimination & SMEs
Discrimination based off the concept of class has been making it rounds on the internet and local mainstream media. From the varying public responses to the Life Beyond Grades campaign [...]