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Legal Issues

Venture Capital Funding

Venture funding: what are the legal requirements?

Venture capital has driven millions of businesses on through the years: but are entrepreneurs looking to have their enterprise added to that list aware of all the legal hurdles?

News

Calculating holiday pay following recent legislation

One of the biggest issues for businesses recently has been the question of holiday pay.

Legislation and Regulation

A guide to legal requirements when starting a business

There are so many things to consider when launching a business, so it's good to know you at least have the legal side pegged. Law firm Slater Heelis give their tips for success.

News

Five things that fast-growing start-ups need to know about taking legal advice

For those that have never had to go out into the market and shop for legal services, it can be a daunting prospect. Tim Summers, co-founder of Temple Bright, provides some simple advice.

Legislation and Regulation

Top ten tips for Right to work checks and advice on the civil penalty regime

Natasha Chell, partner at Laura Devine Solicitors, gives her advice on one of the many red tape obstacles employers must deal with: Right to work checks.

Technology

The changing face of the legal services market in the UK

Donna Sewell and Helen Goldberg, founders of legal provider Legal Edge, look at the questions entrepreneurs and management teams should ask about buying legal services.

Opinion

The end of bogus sexual harassment claims?

This week saw the formal introduction of fees for employment tribunals in the UK - a development that was described as a 'great day for Britain's worst bosses' by TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady.

Legislation and Regulation

Change writ large: legal costs under review

Will proposed reforms of the legal system actually cut the cost of a day in cour for an SME? GrowthBusiness investigates.

Legislation and Regulation

The Equality Bill and positive discrimination

Companies that practise positive discrimination may have the best of intentions, but they are still likely to find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Legislation and Regulation

Getting legal advice for your startup without wasting money

How do you turn the relationship with your lawyer into a meaningful one and avoid any unnecessary cash leakage from a young business?

Human Resources

Q&A: Providing a written reference

If you have been asked to give a reference for someone who has a written warning on their file do you mention the warning in the new job reference?

Growth Planning

Need to know: Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA)

You have an invention that will change the world, but you need outside help to produce it. How do you negotiate with prospective partners or investors without revealing your secrets?