Sector specific law

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Retail based legal issues

There are several pieces of legislation that apply to retail based businesses. They cover areas such as licensing, retailing, and food safety.

Business ownership and management

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FAQs

Company administration FAQs

As well as general company admin, directors are ultimately responsible for ensuring the company complies with the law, including the Companies Acts.

Employment law

Contracts, disputes

Being sued

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Essential guide to being sued

Your business could be sued because of an accident, mistake or misunderstanding. If you're facing a legal claim, here's how to handle being taken to court.

Data protection and IT

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Your website and the law

There are a number of legal issues you need to be aware of when building your website, from intellectual property protection to advertising and distance selling rules.

Intellectual property