Practical legal guidance for freelancers and sole traders covering IR35, contracts, data protection and insurance.
With the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) becoming law in May 2012, a series of cuts have been made my government to legal aid being available for those who cannot afford to pay for their own. This will result in £350m being cut per year from the £2.2bn budget.
Driver eyesight is a vital part of health and safety at work but the responsibilities and consequences are often not fully recognised or understood by employers.
The European Court of Human Rights handed down their judgment recently upholding the appeal in case Eweida v. United Kingdom in relation to her claim for religious discrimination and we look at the ruling and what the implications might be for UK business.
The latest episode of snowy weather will leave many employers facing problems around pay and absence caused by the adverse weather. Solicitor Hugh Hitchcock, Managing Partner of DJM Solicitors, says that now is the perfect time to review your ‘bad weather’ and business continuity policies to make sure your business can cope the next time a crisis occurs.
The rise in popularity of ‘electronic cigarettes’ has fuelled workplace smoking rows according to HR and health & safety experts.
Making sure a business’ standard terms are incorporated within signed agreements, are up to date and clearly printed on all key trading documents – plus good record keeping – could help businesses avoid expensive court cases, according to Kent legal specialists Vertex Law.
The number of applications for freezing orders appears to be on the rise, perhaps due to an increase in insolvencies or simply more fraudsters operating in UK business today. Whatever the reason, the result is that it’s a pretty busy time for litigators.
DAS is a leading legal expenses insurer and supports thousands of businesses each year in their fight against unfair dismissal claims. Here they explore what actions smaller businesses need to take to ensure that dismissal, redundancy or any changes to an employees’ terms and conditions do not result in a huge legal bill
As Cadbury trade marks the purple colouring associated with their brand and Christian Laboutin wins protection over the iconic red soles of their shoes, Ian Wood and Mary Bagnall of Charles Russell, look at the ability to protect your companies colour.
Mark Kingsley-Williams, Director of Trade Mark Direct gives us his top ten tips to sorting out your trademarks.
Robert Gibson, Managing Partner of Samuel Phillips Law Firm and a specialist in employment law, warns that the introduction of fees for claimants in employment tribunals will do nothing to ‘weed out’ the vexatious claims which waste the time of both employers and the courts.
We asked Jane Crosby, Solicitor at Hart Brown to give us her opinion on the proposed changes to employment law.
The latest steps in reforms to the employment tribunal system have been unveiled by Employment Relations Minister Norman Lamb with the announcement of the Regional Mediation Network pilot scheme provider.
In a recent survey Ernst & Young found that 72 per cent of middle managers in the UK are unaware of the Bribery Act which came into force last July.
The Olympic Games may be the greatest sporting event in the World but, unless you are one of the few privileged sponsors, you may find yourself sued or even prosecuted for seeing the Games as a marketing opportunity, Giles Dixon, solicitor and founding director of ContractStore.com explains some the rules around the Games.
