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With the deadline fast approaching for the Government’s public consultation on resolving workplace disputes, employers are being urged to respond with their views.
The recent judgement in favour of BSkyB, after the company’s £700m legal battle against EDS over a failed IT system, comes as a timely reminder to…
It was has been announced that the implementation of the Bribery Act will be delayed while the guidance around the defence of the Act is finalised.…
“We don’t need a contract, let’s do it on a handshake.” How often have you heard that said? What people really mean is “Contracts are expensive,…
Small businesses may soon be ordering double doses of aspirin following the news that the wording of the Equality Act (which came into force on 1…
The rise of e-commerce has been one of the most significant business trends of the last decade. According to the British Retail Consortium, online sales account…
An innovative new method for business debt collection has been launched allowing Small & Medium Sized businesses the ability to radically speed up the process collecting…
The new parental leave rules will give parents and adopters greater flexibility in the amount of leave they choose to take following the birth of a…
Many starting at university over the past few days are aware of the need to earn whilst they learn and this is fuelling a boom in…
Intellectual property (IP) has become the genie in the lamp of the 21st century business landscape; an overblown smokescreen that entrepreneurs and businesses are afraid to…
An interesting story has been published on the negotiations between one of the most successful candidates for investment to appear on Dragon’s Den and two of…
We spoke to Chris Sherliker, founding partner of the London based law firm Silverman Sherliker, who gave us a non-exhaustive 50 point checklist designed to help…
The London law firm, Silverman Sherliker LLP, has just launched Namesearch TM Legal, an interactive application for iPhone and Blackberry smart-phones that helps you protect your…
Is your company ready for ‘fit notes’? If you’re unsure, then you are not alone. A new survey shows that a third of employers are unaware…
Tens of thousands of businesses could benefit from a loophole and receive VAT payback following the introduction of VAT on some Royal Mail services such as…