The newly introduced Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (PAP) is something that’s set to affect many businesses across a broad spectrum of industries, while small businesses in particular will need to take its stipulations into account. The PAP comes under the Civil Procedure Rules, which are governance on how parties deal with litigation claims via
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How small businesses should approach mediation
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Disputes can be messy, time-consuming and expensive for smaller businesses without the necessary resources and experience required to navigate them efficiently and effectively. Litigation has long been the only solution for small businesses resolving disputes, whether between themselves and individuals or even between businesses. Now, however, mediation has emerged as an alternative method of dispute
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Five reasons you should think about litigation funding
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The legal world is evolving. Now, hiring a lawyer doesn’t have to be about them billing you as they go along, implementing the strategy they developed, without any risk to them if it doesn’t work out. Recently, there’s been a surge in third party, or litigation, funding. This means that a financier – usually a
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What exactly is an intern? HMRC might take a different view!
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Taking on staff represents a considerable expense and risk for businesses. For fledgling businesses, the cost alone can be prohibitive and that’s where interns come in. Interns do not have the same rights as employees or workers and importantly, are not entitled to the national minimum wage. However, there is considerable scope for confusion when
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Why GDPR compliance is crucial for UK SME survival
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If there’s one thing about GDPR that’s grabbing the headlines at the moment, it’s the eye-watering maximum penalties that businesses could face if they fall foul of the new regulations after May next year. Being fined €20 million or four per cent of worldwide turnover, whichever is bigger, is gonna hurt! However, what have pretty
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Is there value in protecting IP you don’t intend to use?
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Having long ago established itself as the first port of call for anyone wanting to check online for lower prices while out shopping on the high street, Amazon sent shockwaves through the retail industry recently when it emerged that it had secured a US patent on technology that appears designed to prevent the very behaviour
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Why you should only work with a local solicitor
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Unfortunately, many people don’t have a professional to call when they find themselves in legal trouble. This is why it’s never a bad idea to form a relationship with a solicitor. This solicitor will understand your personal situation, and will formulate a plan according to your unique situation during your time of need. The question
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How small businesses can prepare for a hike in interest rates
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Rising interest rates are often a sign of economic change in a country, and can affect every type and size of business. They make borrowing costlier, and often force businesses to have to rethink their funding/financing options. Small businesses are often the worst hit, and so must make the most extensive preparations. Here are some
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What next for employment tribunal fees?
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The judgment Few, if any, readers of this article will not know that employment tribunal fees have been abolished. However, no one knows what will happen next. Will the government introduce a revised fee regime? Will employment tribunals revive claims that were not brought because of the fees? In 2011, one of the principal reasons
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Intellectual property considerations for SMEs
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For many SMEs, intellectual property matters often fall into the categories of ‘too complicated’, ‘not understood’, and most commonly ‘too expensive’ to address. By failing to properly address IP, many SMEs also fail to properly secure the value in their business. Those SMEs that do manage IP matters effectively are often in a better position
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