Category: For Businesses
GDPR issues – Do work emails count as personal data?
Is it true that work email addresses are not considered personal data? This question has been quite common lately. The straightforward response is that work email addresses indeed qualify as personal data. If you can ascertain the identity of an individual, whether directly or indirectly (even within a professional context), the General Data Protection Regulation... Read more »
Is your business financially ready for 2020?
Get your business finances in order for the New Year As we wind down to the end of the year and turn our mind to Christmas parties, pantomimes and celebrations with the family it’s easy to let the business take a back sit. However, now is actually the perfect time to take a look back... Read more »
The continued cost of the failure of Thomas Cook
It has been reported that Thomas Cook had initially approached the Government for a loan of £200 million to make up a shortfall in its funding to avoid going insolvent, however this loan was not made and the government avoided setting a precedent which others might have sought to follow. With the last of the... Read more »
Insolvency continues to be a worry for companies and individuals
The demise of Thomas Cook was a reminder that businesses and individuals are still finding the current economic situation difficult. The latest figures from The Insolvency Service, show that 4,321 companies entered insolvency between April and June 2019, a 2.6% increase on the first quarter of the year and in percentage terms the figure is... Read more »
Almost Brexit-free? – Reminders for Property Owners
It is said that there are no immediate legal implications with the Brexit in respect of the UK land. But there has been a significant impact on the commercial property market due to the volatile financial conditions triggered by the UK’s decision to leave the EU. There may also be changes of some EU-derived legislations... Read more »
How to get a commercial leasehold property: Beginners’ guide for Tenants
So you have spotted the property from which you would like to operate your business, and you would like to get that property (your target property). What happens next? Get the details It is quite obvious, but sometimes I come across a situation where new tenants do not have sufficient details of the property when... Read more »
Facebook, BA and Marriott – time to get pragmatic with GDPR compliance
What is the issue? Earlier this month British Airways and Marriott International received notice for hefty fines (£183 million for BA and £99 million for Marriott) for breaches of data protection law. This is the first time that the ICO, the UK’s GDPR supervisory authority, issued notice for fines under the new data protection regime... Read more »
The do’s and don’ts for contracts
This blog accompanies the video that I recorded for The Recruitment Network on the dos & don’ts for contracts. In my video I whittled them down to a handful on both sides, although there will be others that don’t appear in these lists. DOS The primary do is to have your contract terms properly drafted,... Read more »
Get your business finances in order for 2019
With 2018 behind us, it’s time to look forward to the coming year ahead. Although it is tempting to sit back and enjoy the quiet time, now is the perfect opportunity to look back at the last 12 months and set some business goals to achieve in 2019. Our Debt Recovery team has put together... Read more »
The Landlord’s unwanted Christmas gift – Tenant Insolvency
Landlords who are paid quarterly are currently wondering whether 25 December will bring them an unwanted Christmas gift, their tenant’s insolvency. Any business which is in financial trouble will be looking to see if they can afford the next quarter rent payment. They may have already taken advice and been told to hold off liquidation... Read more »