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The overused metaphor that refers to the time someone spends engaged in something as being “a journey” is wholly appropriate for the legal process that saw Uber, the taxi service, seek to maintain the status of its drivers as self-employed. This journey began in an Employment Tribunal almost five years ago, it then visited an Employment Appeals Tribunal,…
The global pandemic and Britain’s exit from Europe have created unprecedented challenges, changes, and pressures for businesses in the UK. Whilst some businesses are less effected, and some sectors, such as IT and construction, appear to be thriving, it is an unfortunate reality that many businesses will struggle to survive. The knock-on effect of this…
Covid-19 continues to have a profound effect on businesses of all kinds. This is most visible in the High Street where, at the top end of the market, the collapse of Debenhams and Arcadia have recently hit the headlines. However, small retailers are also having to examine their viability going forward, and at both a…
With the impact of the COVID pandemic continuing to be felt across the UK, the law and process surrounding a landlord regaining possession of a domestic property has become considerably more confusing and complex. Fortunately, Terry Maylin at TM Law has more than 20 years’ experience dealing with landlord and tenant issues. Here he explains…
Lots of businesses and home users get frustrated with their internet, struggling with slow connections and multiple dropouts. I often read comments from people on blogs and forums where they will say something along the lines of “I’ve got full signal on my Wi-Fi, but my internet is so slow” why is that? There is…
Here we are in 2020 and rubbish broadband is still the most common conversation we have business owners. Why is that? Even as the deployment of Fibre broadband (FTTC) expands, many business owners are still left frustrated with the state of their business internet connection, what can you do, if anything? Well, there are a…
Schools out for summer, Alice Cooper has made a few for dollars with extra airplay in America and Mums & Dads all over the UK are thanking their lucky stars that home schooling is over. And I bet a few of them have realised that the teacher wasn’t the problem, turns out the teacher…
You have tried to Stop Smoking many times. You’ve made promises to yourself, “I’ll stop when I’m 30, 40, 50” “when I return from holiday or in the new year” and so it goes on. I used to make those promises when I smoked. You’ve tried all the smoking aids on the market and still…
Every month we have one or two customers who receive mobile bills far higher than they were expecting. There is always a logical explanation for it, perhaps someone else used the phone, they’d been on holiday or just went over their data limit. However, these charges are often excessive, especially if the charge relates to…
In our last blog article at the start of April, we asked if homeworking was going to be the new normal? In the month that has nearly passed and if you believe what the scientist and politicians are telling us, this current situation looks like that it could go on for quite some time, maybe…