Legal Compliance Archive
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Intellectual Property: Protecting your Website Content
Posted on December 20, 2012 | No CommentsGoogle regularly update their search algorithms and ranking strategies to try and weed out spam and identify high quality sites. Starting in early 2011 with their Panda update and rolling through 2012 with Penguin one of Google’s big targets has been duplicate content. There has... -
Who Controls Your Customer Data in the Cloud?
Posted on September 28, 2012 | 1 CommentA new report from the European Union claims that the widespread adoption cloud computing could add €160 billion to the EU GDP by 2020. The report also claims that the correct application of cloud computing could generate 3.8 million jobs over the same period. We... -
Two Big Changes for Employers due in October
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsThere are two major changes being introduced in October which will impact on businesses with employees. The rise in the minimum wage applies to all businesses. The latest rise in the minimum wage comes into effect on the 1st October 2012. The rates will be... -
Top 5 Reasons Why Company Accounts are Rejected
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 2 CommentsCompanies House have released figures showing that they now reject 11.1% of company accounts. Using the Companies House statistics for July 2012 that means over 300,000 companies have had their accounts rejected so far this year. If acceptable accounts are not received on time then... -
ICO Continue Data Protection Prosecutions
Posted on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are responsible for administering Data Protection rules in the UK. They regularly fine businesses and organisations who mishandle personal information. Recent examples include an NHS Trust fined £175,000 for accidently uploading details of their staff’s religious beliefs and sexual preferences... -
What are Articles of Association?
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsWhen you set up a limited company in the UK there are lots of bits of paperwork to deal with. One of the most important is the articles of association. These are the rules by which your company will run. They determine things like how... -
Dealing with a Bad Company Director
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhen people set up a business with their friends or family they often do not give much thought to what will happen if they fall out. Often a company director can lose interest in a business project or get a better offer elsewhere. In a... -
Why we don’t provide Company Seals
Posted on August 8, 2012 | 1 CommentAbout once a month someone asks us to provide them with a company seal or company stamp. Unfortunately we have to explain that, unlike some other company formation agents; we don’t provide company seals as part of our formation packages. Our reason for not offering... -
Getting Away with it: Will Companies House Notice if You Fail to File Documents?
Posted on August 6, 2012 | No CommentsMany people don’t realise that when they create a limited company they are taking on a range of duties which have to be completed every year. Many more people fail to realise that the penalty for not meeting these requirements is prosecution. On forming a... -
What is copyright and why does your business need to know about it?
Posted on July 26, 2012 | No CommentsCopyright is one of the 4 main types of intellectual property recognised in the UK. It is an automatic right which covers ‘original’ creative works. These can include literary works, music, art, images and film. It gives people who have created these works the right...
