Many business of all sizes experiment with various different types of weird and wonderful advertising stunts rather than adopting an old fashioned, straight forward approach such as brochures or mailing catalogues and flyers Since the inception of the world wide web in the 90’s there has been an explosive growth in the area of internet marketing

If you were to say the words ‘Inheritance Tax’ to somebody, it is quite likely that they would be able to explain what the term meant and perhaps even roughly explain the basic ideas behind it But how much do you really know about the current laws that dictate Inheritance Tax

As businesses begin to feel the pinch, perhaps now is a good time to make a move to purchase a business Nobody needs to be told that times are beginning to become more than a little tough right now for most businesses, from some of the smallest to some of the largest, due to the effects of the economic climate we are currently experiencing

If you’ve picked up a newspaper recently, you’ll be fully aware of the case involving the death of the young boy who was living in north London and is known in court and in the media as ‘Baby P’ The mother of the 17-month-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to age and privacy reasons (hence ‘Baby P’), has been convicted of causing or allowing his death by a jury at the Old Bailey

On 24th April some leading supermarkets were raided by the Office of Fair Trading after a tip-off by Wal-Mart/Asda about practices which may breach UK competition law Emails were seized in what the supermarkets claim is a "fishing expedition", crossing many products and sectors

Recently three oil executives were convicted and jailed in the UK for price fixing This was the first ever prosecution for an oil cartel

Do you consider yourself self employed or have contractors that you consider to be self-employed Do the contractors turn up to work everyday, have tasks and assignments controlled by the employer, complete assignments on site using company property, and seem to be treated like an employee

As well as the usual personal New Year resolutions to lose weight, get fit or whatever, we suggest that you should also consider making some Legal New Year resolutions which are likely to be more enduring than most New Year resolutions tend to be The 8 suggestions include updating your personal will, property advice, business agreements and getting up to date with the new employment laws