Starting a new business? Tips on organising your business into a partnership
There are different ways of organising the structure of your new business. For instance, a few of the choices you have are a private limited company, a sole trader and a partnership. Unsurprisingly, many new business start ups choose to organise themselves into a partnership because there is far more flexibility and informality with this [...]
Filed under Commercial law, August 12th, 2011Divorce and financial awards – is what’s mine yours?
The process of sorting out the finances in a divorce is called ‘ancillary relief’. There seem to be many rumours floating round about what financial awards each individual is entitled to when a couple get divorced. I usually speak to at least one person a day whose soon to be ex-wife/husband/civil partner has threatened to [...]
Filed under Family law, June 13th, 2011Employment law: learning the art of compromise agreements…
What is a compromise agreement? In employment law, a compromise agreement may be given to you by your employer when your employment is terminated. By signing this legally binding agreement, you accept a full and final pay out from your employer in return for giving up your legal rights to make a complaint against them [...]
Filed under Employment law, May 27th, 2011Conveyancing solicitors: you get what you pay for
Buying a property is probably the biggest investment that you’ll ever make so you need to make sure that you are clever when it comes to choosing a conveyancing solicitor. Unfortunately, most people I talk to are usually only concerned with getting the cheapest quote. Of course costs are important, but there are two vital [...]
Filed under Property law, May 18th, 2011Landlord and tenant law – protecting your deposit
At Contact Law we get many enquiries from people who are private tenants with an assured shorthold tenancy and are having trouble getting their deposits back from their landlords. Sometimes this can drag on for months and months without a resolution. If this sounds familiar then you should read on to find out some initial [...]
Filed under Property law, May 13th, 2011Employment law: Unfair dismissal and the three-month rule
“There certainly are a lot of rules in employment law.” This is what one client observed after I broke the news to him that no matter how good his case was, the three-month rule prevented him from making a claim for unfair dismissal against his employer. If there is one rule to remember for employment [...]
Filed under Employment law, May 5th, 2011