Tax and Business
Letter ending a contractWhat do you need to do to end a contract? First of all dig out the agreement to check whether you can end it or not and what, if anything, you have to do to put this into effect. What sort of notice? Check the contract... Read more
04 Jul 2016
Dividend voucherWhen your company pays a dividend it should provide each of the receiving shareholders with a dividend voucher as a receipt for their records. Issue a voucherWhile not strictly necessary under company law, it's advisable for a compan... Read more
30 Jun 2016
Cease and desist letterRather than rushing straight off to court if someone either defames you and or decides to use your intellectual property, you're expected to follow a reasonable and proportionate procedure by first writing to give them full deta... Read more
17 Jun 2016
Letter of confidentiality (mutual)Letters of confidentiality, like confidentiality agreements and non-disclosure agreements, aim to protect confidential information by requiring the recipient to keep it secret. A letter of confidentiality is really... Read more
17 Jun 2016
Terms and conditions for supply of services to business customersEnsure your business always has a written contract in place when you supply services to a third party. Doing so will minimise the risk of disputes because you and your customers w... Read more
17 Jun 2016
Promissory noteIf you are lending or borrowing money use this promissory note to create an unconditional promise to have the debt repaid. Creating a legally binding promissory note means you can feel protected because you have recorded the transact... Read more
17 Jun 2016
Employee and customer contact listAt any time your business could be faced with an emergency situation. So it's advisable to have copies of your essential business documents all in one place in an emergency box. A contact list is an important addition... Read more
10 Jun 2016
Rent deposit deedIt's not just residential leases where deposits are paid by an incoming tenant. The same can happen with a new business lease, particularly where the new tenant either can't provide an appropriate guarantor, or they prove to be unacc... Read more
23 May 2016
Notice of breach of covenantIf your tenant has broken one of the covenants in the lease, what happens next? In essence, you have to serve what's called a s.146 Notice on them unless the breach is a non-payment of rent. What type of breach?You're ... Read more
23 May 2016
Letter assigning a contractIt's perfectly possible to assign a contract by using a letter. But it's important to realise that you're still bound by the original contract. All you're doing is assigning the benefits under the contract to the third pa... Read more
23 May 2016