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Setting up a business involves complying with a range of legal requirements. Find out which ones apply to you and your new enterprise.

What particular regulations do specific types of business (such as a hotel, or a printer, or a taxi firm) need to follow? We explain some of the key legal issues to consider for 200 types of business.

While poor governance can bring serious legal consequences, the law can also protect business owners and managers and help to prevent conflict.

Whether you want to raise finance, join forces with someone else, buy or sell a business, it pays to be aware of the legal implications.

From pay, hours and time off to discipline, grievance and hiring and firing employees, find out about your legal responsibilities as an employer.

Marketing matters. Marketing drives sales for businesses of all sizes by ensuring that customers think of their brand when they want to buy.

Commercial disputes can prove time-consuming, stressful and expensive, but having robust legal agreements can help to prevent them from occurring.

Whether your business owns or rents premises, your legal liabilities can be substantial. Commercial property law is complex, but you can avoid common pitfalls.

With information and sound advice, living up to your legal responsibilities to safeguard your employees, customers and visitors need not be difficult or costly.

As information technology continues to evolve, legislation must also change. It affects everything from data protection and online selling to internet policies for employees.

Intellectual property (IP) isn't solely relevant to larger businesses or those involved in developing innovative new products: all products have IP.

Knowing how and when you plan to sell or relinquish control of your business can help you to make better decisions and achieve the best possible outcome.

From bereavement, wills, inheritance, separation and divorce to selling a house, personal injury and traffic offences, learn more about your personal legal rights.

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January 2023

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UK tax data shows that nearly 400,000 self-employed people on low incomes have been penalised for filing their tax returns late when most of them didn't owe any tax.
Almost seven in ten businesses that have introduced health and wellbeing policies have seen increases in employee productivity, according to new research.
A new report has identified the rise of so-called "necessity entrepreneurs" as almost half of Brits consider ways to bring in extra income as the cost of living continues to rise.
One in five small business owners are struggling with depression and 39% are suffering from anxiety, according to the results of a new poll.
The UK government is to slash the amount of energy support for small firms in a move that has been described as "catastrophic" by the Federation of Small Businesses.
New research conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce has found that British businesses are being hampered in their trade with the EU because of the current Brexit deal but it finds that some changes and a few "side deals" could solve some key problems.
As the annual tax return deadline draws near and HMRC introduces a new penalty system for VAT, a survey has revealed significant tax knowledge gaps among sole traders.