NDA & Non-Disclosure Agreement Solicitors

Whether you are sharing a business idea with an investor, protecting trade secrets with a supplier, or asking an employee to keep information confidential, an NDA only works if drafted correctly. Our solicitors draft and review NDAs for businesses across Manchester and the UK.

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What Changed for NDAs in 2025

New legislation now prevents an NDA being used to stop someone reporting a crime, seeking help after harassment or discrimination, or speaking to the police, a regulator or a support service, regardless of what the agreement says. This does not stop NDAs protecting genuine trade secrets, confidential business information or commercial terms, but it does mean older template NDAs, particularly ones used in employment or settlement contexts, need checking against the current rules. Our solicitors draft NDAs for Manchester and UK businesses that protect what genuinely needs protecting while staying compliant with the current legal position, rather than relying on wording that predates the change.

How Our NDA Solicitors Help Your Business

Whether you need a new NDA drafted or an old one checked against the current rules, our solicitors handle both quickly.

NDA and Confidentiality Agreement Drafting

We draft mutual and one way NDAs covering what counts as confidential, how long the obligation lasts, and what happens if it is breached.

Employment and Settlement NDA Review

We review confidentiality clauses in employment and settlement contracts to confirm they comply with the current rules on reporting crime and harassment.

Investor and Partnership NDAs

We draft NDAs for founders sharing business ideas with investors or potential partners, protecting your concept without slowing down the conversation.

Supplier and Trade Secret NDAs

We draft NDAs that protect trade secrets and commercially sensitive information shared with suppliers, contractors and manufacturers.

NDA Review

If someone has sent you an NDA to sign, we review it and explain exactly what you are agreeing to keep confidential, and for how long.

NDA Breach Advisory

Where an NDA has been breached, we advise on the options available, including the pre-litigation steps to stop further disclosure.

What This Means for You

An NDA that holds up if it is ever challenged.
Confidence that older NDAs comply with the current legal rules.
Confidential information protected without restricting people unlawfully.
Clear terms on what counts as confidential, and for how long.
Fast turnaround so NDAs do not hold up your conversations.

Contact Us for NDA Support

At MAR Legal, confidentiality only works if the agreement behind it is right, and compliant with the current rules. Whether you’re sharing an idea, hiring someone new, or protecting trade secrets, we make sure your NDA holds up.

Get in touch today for a no obligation consultation, and let us help you protect what matters.

When To Seek Advice

Before sharing a business idea with an investor or partner.
Before sending an NDA to a new supplier or contractor.
If your existing NDA template has not been checked since 2025.
Before signing an NDA someone else has sent you.
If you believe an NDA has been breached.

Meet the Founder

Marium brings 22 years of experience advising UK businesses on corporate, commercial, and dispute resolution matters. She founded MAR Legal to give businesses direct access to senior contract and commercial advice without the overhead of a traditional firm. Marium is an individually practicing Solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA ID: 277854) & MCiarb. You can verify her active professional credentials on the official Law Society Find a Solicitor Index.

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Solicitor & Director Mar Legal
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Why Choose MAR Legal for NDAs

Solicitor Led Negotiation

Every NDA is drafted or reviewed by our solicitors, checked against the current legal rules.

Fast Turnaround

Most NDAs are turned around quickly, so they do not slow down your discussions.

Fixed Fee Pricing

Clear, fixed fee pricing agreed upfront, so there are no surprises on cost.

Commercial Focus

Based in Manchester, we draft NDAs for businesses across the UK.

Trusted by businesses across Manchester and the UK for clear, up to date NDA advice.

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How Our NDA Process Works

Initial Consultation

We discuss what needs protecting and agree a fixed fee for the work.

Drafting or Review

Our solicitors draft new terms or review the NDA you have already been sent.

Compliance Check

We confirm the NDA complies with the current rules on reporting crime and harassment.

Sign Off

You receive a final NDA ready to sign, with the key terms explained clearly.

What Our Clients Say

    
 
 
         
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Would definitely recommend MAR Legal to anyone looking for a reliable and professional solicitor!
  
 
        
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very professional and clear advice. Easy to understand and handled with appropriate sensitivity and confidentiality.
  
 
        
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I used MAR Legal for a commercial lease on a property in Stockport. Had my initial consultation at their Spinningfields office, where I dealt directly with Marium, one of the directors. She walked me through the lease terms and the timeline upfront, so I knew what to expect at each stage. Would use them again for commercial property work in the Manchester area.
  
 
        
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NDA Solicitors FAQs

In practice, there is no legal difference. NDA and confidentiality agreement are used interchangeably to describe the same type of contract, one that restricts how a party can use or share information disclosed to them. Some agreements use one term, some use the other, and some use both, but the legal effect is determined by the wording of the specific clauses rather than which title appears at the top of the document.

No. Since 2025, legislation prevents an NDA being used to stop someone reporting a crime, seeking help after harassment or discrimination, or speaking to the police, a regulator or a support service, regardless of what the agreement says. A clause attempting to do this is unenforceable, and businesses relying on older NDA templates should have them checked to confirm they do not fall foul of the current rules.

An NDA can be legally binding even if drafted from a template, provided the wording is clear and the parties genuinely agree to it. The risk with template NDAs is that they are often too broad, too narrow, or silent on situations that matter, such as what happens on termination or how a breach is dealt with, which only becomes a problem once you need to rely on the agreement.

This depends on what is being protected. General commercial confidentiality is often protected for two to five years, while genuine trade secrets can reasonably be protected indefinitely, since they may never become public information through legitimate means. The right duration should reflect how long the information needs protecting, rather than defaulting to a standard period that may be too short or unnecessarily long.

A one-way NDA protects information flowing from one party to the other, appropriate where only one side is sharing anything sensitive, such as an investor pitch. A mutual NDA protects information flowing both ways, which suits situations like a partnership discussion or a joint venture where both parties will share confidential information with each other during the conversation.

Options typically start with a formal letter demanding the breach stop and any further disclosure be prevented, which resolves many situations without further action. Where the breach is ongoing or serious, an injunction may be available to stop further disclosure, alongside a claim for damages for any loss caused by the information already being shared. Acting quickly matters, since delay can make an injunction harder to obtain.

Often yes, since confidentiality obligations for employees are usually built into the employment contract itself and interact with a wider set of implied duties an employee owes, whereas an external NDA with a supplier, investor or partner needs to stand alone as the only document governing that relationship. Employment related confidentiality clauses also need to specifically comply with the current rules on reporting crime and harassment.

MAR Legal provides NDA and confidentiality agreement drafting, review and advisory support. Where a matter involves reserved legal activities or court proceedings, we work alongside appropriately regulated professionals to provide a compliant and joined up service.

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