Birmingham Entrepreneur Launches GitLaw to Offer Free Legal Resources for Startups

By Anushka Malhotra

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Quick Read: Tech entrepreneur Nick Holzherr launches GitLaw, a free platform offering legal document templates to help startups and small businesses overcome expensive legal hurdles.

Birmingham-based tech entrepreneur Nick Holzherr has unveiled GitLaw, a new platform designed to address the high costs of legal support for startups and growing businesses.

GitLaw provides free access to hundreds of legal document templates that users can download or customise. The platform also allows businesses to contribute their own templates and suggest updates to existing documents, fostering a collaborative, open-source approach to legal resources.

Photo: Nick Holzherr, Credit: GitLaw

The majority of the templates have been developed by law firms, solicitors, investors, and other organisations, covering essential agreements such as non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts, and privacy policies.

Nick Holzherr, known for founding recipe website Whisk, which he pitched on The Apprentice before selling it to Samsung in 2019, is one of the driving forces behind GitLaw. He highlighted the challenges small businesses face with legal issues, stating that 32% of small companies encounter legal problems annually, yet only a quarter can afford professional support. Holzherr said:

"The current legal system is unaffordable, with the balance tipped against those without significant financial resources. As a startup founder, I’ve personally struggled with navigating legal challenges on a tight budget and wished for a solution like this."

Initially targeting small businesses in the UK and US, GitLaw aims to create a dynamic, collaborative community. The platform’s medium-term goal includes expanding its coverage to civil law, while its long-term vision imagines a system where citizens can contribute to drafting and updating national legislation transparently.

The name GitLaw draws inspiration from Git technology, widely used in open-source software development, symbolising the platform’s mission of collaboration and transparency.

Holzherr believes GitLaw has the potential to democratise access to legal support for startups, enabling entrepreneurs to focus on innovation without the burden of prohibitive legal fees.

Find out more about Gitlaw at: https://gitlaw.co/explore

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Aurrigo’s Autonomous Airport Tech Gets Green Light for Global Deployment

Coventry-based Aurrigo International has received formal approval for its autonomous ground handling technologies to be rolled out across over 60 airports globally, following a successful trial at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

The breakthrough comes through its partnership with Aviation Solutions, a division of the Royal Schiphol Group, announced in April 2024. After testing Aurrigo’s Auto-DollyTug® and Auto-Sim® systems at Schiphol, the technology has now been validated for broader commercial deployment.

Royal Schiphol Group—operator of Schiphol, Rotterdam The Hague, and Lelystad Airports—holds stakes in a host of global hubs including Eindhoven, Brisbane, Hobart International, and JFK Terminal 4, and has collaboration agreements with Beijing Capital International Airport and Seoul Incheon. This global footprint now opens the door for Aurrigo’s smart airside innovations to be adopted worldwide.

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Marcel Stroop, Director of Go-to-Market at Aviation Solutions said:

“Aurrigo is a true front-runner in autonomous ground handling. We work to deliver solutions we can guarantee 100%, and Aurrigo is now part of that movement—bringing proven innovations from Schiphol to airports around the world.”

The successful trial featured Aurrigo’s Auto-DollyTug®, a next-generation electric and autonomous vehicle for transporting luggage and cargo, and Auto-Sim®, a simulation platform that enables airports to plan, model and optimise autonomous operations in advance of real-world deployment.

With validation in hand, the next phase will focus on commercialising Aurrigo’s technology through Aviation Solutions’ extensive global network.

David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo said:

“This endorsement confirms the demand for our smart airside solutions. It also strengthens our go-to-market strategy by working with a trusted, incentivised partner who connects us with well-informed, progressive aviation customers.”

Aurrigo’s innovations are part of a growing trend toward automation in aviation, helping airports reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and support sustainability goals.

By Anushka Malhotra

8 Apr