Section 230(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 defines the employment agreement as contract of service or apprenticeship. The line of demarcation between contract of service and contract for service is that: Contract of service: An employer – employee contract is called contract of service. Contract for service: A contractor – client contract is called contract for service. Employment agreement is made between employee and employer which contain their employment rights, duties and responsibilities. Employee [...]

The e-commerce Regulations came into force in August 2002 and incorporated the European E-Commerce Directive into UK law. The principal object of the law is to regulate e-commerce transactions and to ensure that electronic contracts are legally binding and enforceable throughout Europe. It is a rule that an online service provider is subject to the law that applies in the country where they are based, rather than where their customers are. Enforcement authorities are responsible [...]

One of the advantages of using a limited company as the vehicle for your business is that while the company owns all of the business, ownership of the company can be spread among as many people as you like. Most companies start with 100 shares of £1 each. Hence the expression “a hundred pound company”. That means the company has agreed, through its shareholders, to authorise 100 shares. You then decide who gets them. You [...]

A loan agreement is very important document for the both lender and borrower because it protects the interests of the both the lender and borrower. It is not easy for any party to deviate from the intentions of the agreement. Loan contracts must contain just and fair provisions in order to fulfilment of the all terms and conditions. Loan contracts are enforceable in the court of law. It can be secured or unsecured.A secured loan [...]

The contract of service is also called employment contract. A service agreement is made between employee and employer which contain their employment rights, duties and responsibilities. Employee is entitled to avail all statutory rights that are attributed to employee in absence of written contract of service between employer and employee. It is the legal obligation of employer to provide written terms of employment to employee within two months of the starting work. The employer and [...]

On 6April 2009 the Employment Act 2008 has replaced the  widely criticised 3 step statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures implemented in 2004 with a new ACAS Code of Practice on handling discipline and grievances. Therefore from 6 April 2009 the important provisions governing discipline and grievances at work can be found in: the Employment Act 2008, and the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. The old procedure governing disciplinary and grievance [...]

It is the entirely matter of choice of the parties to get divorce or not. Some time the partners want to keep the relation but do not like to end a relationship by way of divorce. Some time parties want to end the relationship by way of divorce but the legal requirements create the hurdles i.e. in Eng and Wales to get a divorce you must be legally married for at least one year. A [...]

A residential tenancy agreement is a statutory binding written contract between landlord and tenant to occupy the residential premises upon payment of agreed rent. Residential tenancy agreement defines the certain rights and liabilities of the landlord and tenant during the tenancy agreement period. Residential property lease agreement can be: Written or Verbal But it is very wise to use a written residential tenancy agreement to avoid the disputes. Housing legislation provides certain rights and obligations [...]

The Agency Workers Regulations will come into force on 1 October 2011. From 1 October 2011, agency workers will be entitled to certain new employment rights and information on these rights. The Agency Workers Regulations will give the agency workers an entitlement to the same basic employment and working condition as if they had been recruiting directly. Under the new rules agency workers will be entitled to use workplace facilities and get information on job [...]

Loan scam companies usually use various modes of misleading and cheating. Loan scam schemes are promoted in newspapers, through leaflets and online. Loan scam companies prey those customers who have credit difficulties and can not avail loan by using traditional means. Scam loan companies offer millions but first you have to pay. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is notifying people to refrain  from fraudulent loan companies who take upfront fees but let down to [...]