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PRIZE COMPETITIONS AND FREE DRAWS: So you are thinking about running a promotion? Great, we all love those! The first thing you need to decide is whether to run a competition with the question and prize draw, or a ‘golden ticket’ random win because the law treats each differently. The main differences are: Lotteries v […]
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Alex Heshmaty asks Belinda Lester, founder of Lionshead Law, and Annie Joseph, a trainee solicitor at a top 100 UK law firm, to consider some of the key opportunities and challenges that remote working poses for lawyers. In a world of social distancing, the coronavirus pandemic has lent fresh impetus to the work-from-home movement. Law […]
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Full webinar is available on demand from Flexpo’s LinkedIn or Facebook pages. https://lionsheadlaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9920.movhttps://lionsheadlaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_9921.mov or watch the full webinar here.
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I’m discussing #coronavirus, the #CornoavirusAct 2020 #tech #dataprotection and #law with @AlexHeshmaty and William Richmond-Coggan in this piece for INFOLAW News https://lnkd.in/ggHT7Q3. Take a look at your rights and what we think may happen with track and trace.
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Poor old Force Majeure clause. For years, this wordy gem has sat unread and mostly ignored at the end of commercial contracts. Saddled with the nick-name ‘boilerplate’ and a bit too stout, most people skim over her intelligent insights and ignore the steely grit of her precise wording. But, she is the geek of the […]
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This is not intended to be legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. Can an employer make employees redundant following lockdown being lifted? Short Answer Yes, the termination of certain employment contracts post lockdown is likely to meet the definition of redundancy. The main issue is often one of fairness of […]
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Watch Belinda Lester’s interview with Maddy from Flepo about returning to work after furlough leave and the possible legal issues arising, including Health and Safety and reasonable reasons for refusing:
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Welcome Home! So, you are working remotely? Hey there, welcome home! At Lionshead Law we’ve been doing that for 6 years as a ‘virtual law firm’ and we’ve always believed in #workthatworks as its freed us up to spend more time helping clients and doing other things we love just as much. Over the next […]
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DOCUMENTS FOR BUSINESS START UPS COMPANY SET UP: The simplest way to set up a private limited company in the UK is online via www.companieshouse.gov.uk (www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation/register-your-company?step-by-step-nav=37e4c035-b25c-4289-b85c-c6d36d11a763) There is also a useful step by step guide to set up at: https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation TRADE MARK SEARCH: Before committing to a name for your company, it is as well […]
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One of the reasons many of our clients seek to engage consultants rather than employee staff is that they believe that it is easier to terminate the relationship without repercussions. After all, consultants are, at best, workers and therefore do not have the statutory right to claim unfair dismissal. Surely the right to terminate is […]
