4th October 2022

TIMING

COURSE CODE

OC04A2

SPEAKER

Louise Dunford 

OBJECTIVES

The course provides a good overview of a number of areas of law, concentrating on the topics likely to be most useful to you in your day to day dealings with clients and staff. Given the current state of uncertainty on so many fronts, given the pandemic, the continuing impact of Brexit, and evolving government policy, it is difficult to be very specific about most aspects of the content at the time of writing. Therefore, what is laid out below is for guidance only and is fairly generic; not all topics will be covered and some may be subject to modification. Broadly the course will attempt to cover the legal issues that accountants who assist SMEs are likely to deal with or be asked about in the course of their normal work.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Employers and professionals providing advice to small companies and directors of SMEs.

TOPICS

Employment Law

• Employment status, including
  • Recent gig economy cases and impact of Uber on the sector
  • IR35 – impact of extension to private sector
  • Self-employment generally
• Payroll developments
  • Minimum wage, recent cases 
  • Working time – dealing with holidays
• Family Friendly Reforms – what has happened and what might happen
• Unlawful discrimination – case law round-up
• Current concerns including WFH, health and safety and flexible working
• The rise of home working – special considerations

Company Law

•  Directors' duties – new developments
•  Personal liability for directors – impact of The FA 2020 and other matters
•  Key cases in the last 12 months
•  Insolvency law reform
•  Companies House changes 

Other Business Law

• Reform of restrictive covenants – where are we now?
• Recent developments in professional negligence
• GDPR – anything new?

VENUE

This course will be available live online. You will be emailed the link to join two days before the course date.

DISTRICT

All

COURSE FEE

 £110+VAT. (click here for information on the Flexiticket discount scheme - fees as low as £60.00+VAT per place)