The loss of mental capacity of a director, partner or shareholder could be devastating for a business unless there are the necessary safeguards in place.
Category: Legal Advice for Freelancers
Practical legal guidance for freelancers and sole traders covering IR35, contracts, data protection and insurance.
Avoiding Unfair Dismissal Claims – Everything You Need to Know
It’s a legal right of the employees not to be dismissed unfairly. If not handled correctly, such a claim can cause headaches for both employer & employee.
Brexit: 8 Frequently asked questions about trademark registration in the UK
Trademarks are a headache. Trademarks for foreign countries are even worse. You just found out that a US trademark won’t apply in the UK, and who even knows if they work in the EU (they don’t, by the way).
Today is deadline day for retrospective furlough agreements
Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s Employment Law team, highlights today’s deadline for retrospective furlough agreements.
“Secure your workforce now”, warn legal experts 12 weeks before Brexit
With the UK set to leave the EU in a matter of months, leading lawyers are issuing a call to businesses across sectors to make 11th hour preparations to secure their workforces before Brexit.
Businesses risk prosecution as staff admit working during furlough
Thousands of businesses could be at risk of prosecution for furlough fraud as staff admit contacting colleagues and completing work during leave.
Are the retailers pivoting to online sales adhering to consumers’ rights?
I recently placed an online order for a perishable product with a large, well-known company (who shall remain nameless). The wrong product was delivered and said company offered me the choice of credit, or a different item.
HMRC to clampdown on businesses that have abused the Furlough scheme
Furlough has undoubtedly been a huge success. According to the British Chamber of Commerce, since March the scheme has been used by two thirds of British businesses supporting approximately 9.4 million jobs.
Start-ups: Getting off on the right IP foot
COVID-19 has affected the business world in a variety of ways, but not all of them have been negative.
Filing an International Trademark: The nuts and bolts
21st century entrepreneurs truly live in a world without borders, marshaling economic opportunities that transcend country lines to produce and extract wealth from all available marketplaces at any given time.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC seeks trade mark protection for ‘Albion’
Brighton & Hove Albion FC has applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) to trade mark the terms ‘Albion’ and ‘The Albion’, but what for and is the application likely to succeed?
COVID-19 – Directors’ legal duties and minimising the risk of personal liability
Ailsa Anderson, an associate solicitor at law firm Irwin Mitchell, looks at the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill and highlights how the legal duties of directors have changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Government’s return to work plan puts businesses at increased risk of legal claims
On 10 May, Boris Johnson outlined the Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. It’s safe to say that most were not expecting a significant or imminent ease of the lockdown restrictions.
Valuing your business for divorce proceedings during the uncertainty of COVID
Managing a business during the COVID pandemic is stressful enough, but imagine the extra complexity it adds for business owners who are in the process of divorcing.
Life after furlough leave – Employment issues employers may face
As it is anticipated that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will come to an end, following a winding down period, employers are having to consider now how they are likely to have to manage their businesses going forward
