I’m often asked whether a lawyer is needed for a particular contract job, or whether a template document would be adequate. It can be a frustratingly difficult question to answer. In seeking out legal services, small businesses usually want reassurance that they are “covered” for legal risks, but aren’t necessarily interested in learning about the […]
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Legal notice generators
We have just published two new legal notice generators: a privacy policy generator and a website disclaimer generator. These generators will be available for free on our website for a limited period (to be determined). The legal notice generators should make creating new legal documents for a simple website even easier. However, just because they […]
Choosing a solicitor
How should you go about choosing a commercial solicitor? At a minimum, you should be looking for someone who is expert in the relevant area of law, works efficiently, avoids errors, is able to communicate effectively with everyone else involved in the matter and produces documents and performs other work promptly and in accordance with […]
Living with legal risks
“Please do whatever necessary to make sure I don’t get sued or fined!” Clients sometimes assume that the instruction of a legal adviser amounts to an insurance policy against legal risk. But whilst proper legal advise should reduce a business’s legal risks, it will not eliminate them. There are, I think, five main reasons why […]