Legal advice

Business legal advice

A legal resource for businesses, this service provides basic practical information on the legal and compliance issues affecting your business today.

Topics covered include:

Employment - eg. statutory rights, disciplinary process, misconduct, redundancy and tribunals
Company - eg. commercial contracts, data protection, financial difficulties, and supply of goods and services
Commercial - eg. competition law, commercial credit and contracts, disputes, supply of goods
Health and safety - eg. common health and safety issues that are faced by businesses of all sizes
Taxation - eg. starting in business, tax and the family, value added tax, tax for work and retirement, and an NIC essentials guide

Practical information on the legal issues affecting you today. Topics covered include:

Family - eg. children, divorce, domestic violence, mediation, separation
Consumer - eg. buying services and goods, buying on credit, distance selling regulations, hiring goods and holidays booked
Wills and probate - eg. estate administration, wills, power of attorney, probate and the role of personal representatives
Motoring - eg. car tax rules, buying and selling vehicles, drink driving, penalty guide, legal obligations of the vehicle owner, parking tickets, points and endorsements guide and speeding
Property - eg. buying and selling, harassment and illegal eviction, leasehold property, neighbours, repairs to leasehold or rented property, tenancies and private rented property
Employment - eg. basic statutory rights (working and family), conduct, disciplinary and grievance procedure, employment tribunals, health and safety, redundancy and dismissal