Help & guidance for professionals
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What is professional indemnity insurance?
If you are alleged to have provided inadequate advice, services or designs to a client, professional indemnity insurance provides cover for the legal costs and expenses in defending the claim, as well as compensation payable to your client to rectify the mistake.
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Do I need public liability insurance?
Public liability insurance is designed to cover the legal costs and compensation payments your business could be liable to pay if a member of the public - be that a customer, supplier or general passerby - sues your company following an injury or damage to third party property sustained during your business activities.
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How to become a business consultant
Typically, individuals with years of industry experience - business consultants - are hired by organisations to offer their expert advice with the ultimate aim of improving business performance in the shape of profitability, future growth and strategy, management structure and more.
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Five common contractual mistakes and how to avoid them
Drafting contracts that are robust when you’re a self-employed freelancer working with different clients is essential.
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Trade Marks: Everything you need to know from registration to infringement
Trade marks are a type of intellectual property that many businesses have. In its simplest form, intellectual property is ‘a collection of ideas and information in a broadly commercial context that the law recognises as having a value and is therefore deserving of protection’. (1)
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Why it is important to include milestone payments in your freelance contracts
In business cash is king. It is an old saying, some even call it a cliché, yet it is true for organisations of all sizes, but as a freelancer cash is not just king it is the bedrock of your livelihood.
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Join this year's National Freelancers Day online
This year, we’re sponsoring the national event for freelancers and the self-employed, National Freelancers Day, on Thursday 17th June 2021.
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How freelancers, contractors and self-employed professionals can successfully negotiate a call-up for jury service
“What happens if I am called up for jury service?” is a question that many freelancers, contractors and self-employed professionals ask; not because they don’t want to play their part, but because they fear the impact it might have on their business and their finances.
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Points to consider prior to starting your own business
Firstly, ask yourself why you want to start your own business.
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Steps freelancers and small business owners can take to deal with late payments
Dealing with debts and disputes is unavoidable for most businesses, regardless of size, and since the economic crash of 2008/9, late payment of freelance invoices has become common.
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Advice for contractors who are considering leaving their contract early
Contractors are often afraid of leaving their contract early because they are concerned about the potential legal implications and associated costs. Contracts are often agreed for a fixed duration, which can make it difficult to leave early.