Posts Tagged ‘Legal Issues’
Entrepreneurs: Employment Law is Not on Your Side!
Small companies most often scrape by with borrowed or invested funds, doing everything possible to grow and prosper with limited resources. So, it is like a punch in the gut when an employee makes a claim against the company for a perceived or actual but unintentional violation of a law or regulation. Or when a…
Read MoreWhat GDPR Means for Your Data Protection Compliance
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, will change area of business from cybersecurity, human resource and market to technology. The law is such as game changer that 92 percent of U.S. companies consider making GDPR compliance at the top of their to-do list, according to a PWC survey. With the GDPR becoming…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Business from a Legal Fallout
In today’s day and age, it seems like there’s nothing easier than suing any business that’s committed even the mildest of gaffes. Business owners everywhere are brushing up on their legalese and rushing to retain lawyers, as few seem to know how to protect their businesses from a legal fallout that could cost them precious…
Read MoreIs Your SME Aware of These 4 Vital Areas of Employment Law
There are many areas that need to be taken into account when making sure your SME is running successfully. Factors such as customer satisfaction, profit margins and stock control all need to be monitored and are seldom overlooked, but employment law can be. This complex area is, however, paramount to the effective running of an…
Read MoreCovenant to Non-Compete: What Are the Rules?
As a general rule of thumb, every franchisor will want to build a non-compete into their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Once you give a franchisee the complete playbook to running and operating your successful business model, you don’t want them to turn around and start running their own offshoot. Which is where the non-compete comes…
Read MoreWhat Law Applies for Your Franchise Agreement
Did you ever play board games as a kid with a friend who made up the rules? It can be extremely frustrating to finally start making traction only to have the rules change half way through. When dealing with a franchise agreement, no one is going to change the rules half way through the agreement.…
Read MoreIllegal Loyalty Programs
What could be illegal about a customer loyalty program? It seems that almost every business has some form of loyalty program. There are loyalty programs for grocery and clothing stores, airlines, and just about every other business that would like to create some form of relationship (loyalty) with their customers. An article written by Tim…
Read More5 Things You Must Know to Navigate eCommerce Law
eCommerce has changed a lot over the years, constantly upturning the legal landscape surrounding it in turn. As a result, navigating this industry can be tricky. However, as a solicitor in Jersey, there are a few things which I know can help you to make sense of eCommerce law. 1. The Internet Has Borders The…
Read More7 Great Blogs & Websites for Your Law Practice
If you own a law practice or work in the legal field, you know how important it is to use the most up-to-date sources for information about legislation and cases. Besides using case citators and database alerting services, social media continues to prove an extremely useful resource. So much so, that the usefulness of social…
Read More5 Effective Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Frauds
Nearly half of all small businesses experience fraud at some point in their business lifecycle. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the total loss as a result of business fraud exceeded $6.3 billion in 2016. Unfortunately, business frauds aren’t easily detected. When discovered, the damage is already done, and there’s nothing that they…
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