contractors

02

Dec

2020

Using Self-Employed contractors without legal advice is a risky business

Emma-Louise Hewitt's picture

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Some businesses are persistent in engaging self-employed individuals without the benefit of professionally drafted contracts or taking the required advice. This is viewed as a needless expense. As a High Court case showed, however, such informal...

23

Sep

2020

Data Protection – delegating due diligence to others is rarely enough

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Written by Roy Colaba

Businesses commonly engage data aggregators and list owners to perform direct marketing campaigns on their behalf. However, as a guideline case showed, such delegation does not relieve them of the obligation to check that recipients of unsolicited...

23

Apr

2020

Bank fends off liability for Medical Examiner’s alleged sexual assaults

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The distinction between employees and independent contractors is replete with grey areas but could hardly be more important. The Supreme Court gave authoritative guidance on the issue in ruling on the case of numerous bank workers who claimed to...

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