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  • Claiming interest and late payment charges on outstanding invoices

    4 May 2018

    When money owed to your business is not paid on time it can have serious knock-on effects. Resources will need to be devoted to chasing payment, cash flow will be affected and overdraft facilities may have to be extended. Recouping some of these costs from defaulting customers through interest and late payment charges can help to balance the books.
  • What Our Clients Say – Alison Page

    20 April 2018

    JPP advised Alison Page on purchasing a magazine publishing business. Alison says.
  • What legal considerations do I need to think about when setting up a business? (Part 1)

    10 April 2018

    If you are considering setting up a business there are numerous decisions that you will have to make, including whether you will operate as a sole trader, in partnership with someone else or through a company. With the last two options, you will also need to think about the structure of your business.
  • What legal considerations do I need to think about when setting up a business? (Part 2)

    7 April 2018

    If you are considering setting up a business there are numerous options about the vehicle through which you can trade.
  • Doing business online: a guide for new ventures

    4 April 2018

    The internet opens up a whole host of opportunities for new ventures, including the chance to increase visibility and secure new business. However, doing business online is a heavily regulated area which means careful planning is required, particularly where you will be selling direct to the public. In this article, we look at the five key things you need to consider when selling online to consumers.
  • What Our Clients Say – Richard Collins

    22 March 2018

    Employment Law is a minefield when you find yourself having to navigate through it! thankfully Rachel, with patience, care, amazing listening skills and coaching provides world-class easy to understand advice to guide you through safely and with confidence. Richard Collins March 2018
  • Documentation preservation: a crucial pre-requisite in commercial disputes

    22 March 2018

    When a commercial dispute arises, there will usually be a mad-dash to find out what happened and who is to blame. Very often determining this will involve going back through a whole host of documents, some of which may be easy to lay your hands on and some of which may not. Having systems in place which ensure that documentation relevant to a particular project or client is easily identifiable and retrievable is crucial in the bringing or defending of…
  • Company stops ‘loose cannon’ revealing information about clients

    18 March 2018

    A company has prevented an aggrieved employee described as a 'loose cannon' from revealing confidential information about some of its clients, including a foreign government and a royal family.
  • Tribd – Start Up Case Study

    12 March 2018

    Helping adventure travellers to find like-minded adventure travellers. Entrepreneur, Irena Miroforidu is at the beginning of her start up journey. Her business idea came to her during a a solo surfing holiday in Guatemala in 2016. In June 2017 she begun to turn a seed of an idea into a commercial reality. In January 2018 she registered her business, Tribd.
  • ThanksBox – A Start Up Case Study

    12 March 2018

    Founded in late 2014, ThanksBox are helping HR and Leadership Teams deliver cultural change, with tools and insights. ThanksBox facilitates employee recognition, rewards and idea generation across all levels within the organisation. The concept is impressive, and it has been implemented by some big organisations such as the NHS and endorsed by the professional body for human resources, The CIPD.