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Watch out for the Landlord (LL) and the extra costs when planning to make alterations to your apartment. Lots of apartment owners don't factor in the likely extra costs they will have to pay for the pleasure of altering their apartment or it's layout . Redecorating is clearly no problem but move the bathroom or kitchen or rewire or replumb or even change the old carpet for wooden flooring and you can run into trouble. Many people go straight to their ...Continue Reading
Third Sector Law Newsletter – Spring 2012
(14/03/12)WELCOME to the spring edition of Third Sector Law covering issues affecting Charities, CIC’s, Trusts and Associations. With many organisations having gone through restructuring, partnering arrangements and in some cases mergers, attention is now turning to consolidation and compliance. In this issue we will be focussing on Director’s Duties and whether trustees can be paid for providing goods and services. Our next issue will be out in the summer so there if there is a particular article you would like to see ...Continue Reading
Twitter versus Facebook
(09/12/11)I’ve never really “got” Facebook. It is useful for following one’s gap year globetrotting kids, as they download photos of their adventures into the ether, but for business? Is the casual writing style it encourages really a good showcase for what you are trying to promote? To my mind, it is better to make your points from a company or personal website www.johnshield.com in a more structured style, and to partner that with a few words which link to your ...Continue Reading
The Bribery Act -Are you prepared?
(01/07/11)The Bribery Act came into force on 1 July 2011, and has serious implications for both large and small businesses. It introduces a corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent bribery, committed not just by employees, but also if enterprises fail to prevent bribery by “agents” of the business, which can include subsidiaries, consultants, sales agents etc. Where a company is found liable for corrupt acts they can be subject to an unlimited fine. Additionally they can be excluded from participating in public ...Continue Reading
The Big Society 26 May 2011
(24/03/11)Rights & Humanity Conference Centre, Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1HU What does the Big Society mean to your third sector organisation? How can you best deal with the changing funding environment? What legal, financial and property matters should you consider? Charities constantly need to develop new ways to help their beneficiaries and obtain funding from a variety of sources. The recent round of funding cuts have left many third sector organisations considering new ways of working and seeking new sources of ...Continue Reading
