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Stop The Fires In Your Business: How To Keep Your Business Litigation-Free

Does your business have the potential to catch fire? The articles on this website are designed to help you pinpoint and fix potential flashpoints in your business. Rather than put out fires, why not stop them happening in the first place? These articles will help to guide you through the minefield of operating a business and help you see the potential problems before they happen.

There are a number of reasons why you should spend some time going through them.

  1. They are free and always will be. For some, you need to subscribe to this website but the subscription means that you get new articles delivered to your inbox as they are written.
  2. You will enjoy reading them. No joke. Not all lawyers write boring copy. I don't use legalese or complicated jargon, just easy to understand explanations and examples.
  3. The articles are not sales pitches nor do they skirt around an issue without giving an answer. They offer advice and solutions. Sure, you can get the same advice from a lawyer but it will cost you an arm and a leg.

The articles are divided into six topics which you will see in the menu to the right of your screen. Click on a topic which interests you or read the latest articles below.

Latest Articles...

How to stop social networking sites killing your restraint of trade clauses

Dave knew that he had a problem when he came into the office one morning to see a LinkedIn update saying that one of his former employee’s had taken a senior position with his major competitor. But it wasn’t the fact that Mandy had moved to his competitor that started the alarm bells ringing, but that he had received a notification of the move in his inbox – he knew that 70% of his client base would have received the same email and may flock towards her. ... - read more

Is Your Business Really Worth What You Think It Is?

This is the time of hard knocks! Do you spend more time on your business than spending with your family? Are you emotional about your business? The reality is that often your emotions drive a greatly inflated value of your real worth. You need to come down to earth and understand the perception of what your customers, banker, accountant, business broker and other parties as to how they see your business. There may be a big gap between your emotional value and market value. What we must do is to narrow the gap! ... - read more

Are your employees spending too much time on Twitter and Facebook?

When the internet was introduced to offices over a decade ago, employers were worried that employees would spend more time surfing the internet than they did working. The expression "cyber slacking" was born. In 2009, social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have taken the internet to a whole new level. No longer is the internet just used for reading content, now people can interact with their friends in real time whilst sitting at their desks. To further promote interaction, developers have come up with a vast array of applications where users can play games, send virtual gifts or compare themselves to a celebrity. Hey, you can even run your own virtual farm from the comfort of your office cubicle. Therefore, it is not surprising that employers are worried that no work will get done. ... - read more

Why Santa was sued for a personal grievance when he changed the Elf roster

Even Santa wasn’t immune from the recession. The global credit crunch had affected his long term investments in reindeer stock and commodities, which meant that the income from those investments had taken a tumble. Santa knew that he could not cut back on Christmas presents for the kids, so something had to give. He felt the only option was to cut some hours out of the Elf roster. ... - read more

When limited liability won't save you from a lawsuit (and how to avoid being sued)

When Robert went into business with David, he thought he could trust him to make it a success. If things went bad, then Robert could always rely on the limited liability status of the joint venture company to ensure his personal assets were not at stake. So when Robert received a claim against him for the company's debts, he nearly had a heart attack. What started out as a bad investment was quickly turning into a personal nightmare. ... - read more