It is a long-established legal principal that you can form a verbal contract. We do this every day, buying some vegetables at the market...

The government has just announced that where there was a failure to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW) that wholly or partially related...

The Government's Housing White Paper published earlier this year highlighted the Government's aim to improve consumer choice in the...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started an investigation into how the care home market is functioning in January this year....

Employers who breach national minimum wage rules, gang masters or those who breach employment agency standards are all clearly in the...

Over the years I have noticed that more and more individuals would like to run a business in their spare time rather than risk giving up...

For the past four years, to issue an employment tribunal claim against their employer employees had to pay a fee: £160 or £250 depending...

An employee comes in to your office one day and asks for a private word. “I think I’ve spotted errors on the last financial report, and...

Creating an online presence is more than having a website - it is about creating a website, branded email, branded domain, having social...

Whilst running a business it is in your interest to raise your profile. At the same time it can be very difficult to find the time to go...

We know that HMRC are actively enforcing the National Minimum Wage (NMW), especially in the care sector. However, their initial line of...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) commenced a study into the care sector to determine if it was working for the clients it...

A lot of people see funding as a major stumbling block in starting a business. This should not necessarily be the case.

The starting point...

Japanese Knotweed (JK) spreads extremely easily; the extent of its underground root system and the damage it can cause are well-known and...

Are you aware of the rules around covert monitoring of employees?

It is sometimes permissible but only in exceptional cases where an...

Shhh… it’s not really a secret, but did you know that EU countries must have in place legislation to bring the Trade Secrets Directive...

As you may have read, Matthew Taylor has published his eagerly awaited Government commissioned review into ‘Modern Working Practices’...

The new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May 2018 meaning that we are now more than half way through...

I found the linked article interesting. But before commenting, I’ll start with a brief statement of the law as it currently stands:...

Further to the first installment of “Contracts: What to look out for in Brexit Britain” on 27th June, here is the follow-up.

Sometimes, it...

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) can help your business by increasing your visibility on search engines which is known as an organic...