Professional Negligence A professional person has a legal obligation to exercise ‘reasonable skill and care’ when carrying out work for his or her client and a claim in professional negligence can be brought if this duty is breached. If the standard of the work...
Copyright protects original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, published editions of works, sound recordings, films (including video grams) and broadcasts. It gives the creators of certain kinds of material rights to control the ways their material can be...
Business Disputes Disputes with suppliers, customers, competitors and with partners or shareholders are an unfortunate part of business life. They are potentially expensive and time consuming and can grow out of all proportion if not managed properly. Above all they...
Liability of a director for the debts of a limited company A limited liability company has a separate identity to that of its directors and shareholders. The company’s acts are therefore not the acts of its directors who are only acting as the agents of the company....
There are basically 3 ways that you can set up your own business. These are as: A sole trader In partnership with one or more people A limited company Each has their own advantages and disadvantages. Sole Trader This is the simplest form of business model. There are...
Although a verbal business contract will be legal and binding in most situations they are difficult to enforce when there is a dispute. You could end up in court spending vast sums of money arguing who said what to whom when and where. In business your agreements...
