Are you handing your clients to your ex-employees and key-competitors on a platter?

Are you handing your clients to your ex-employees and key-competitors on a platter?

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LinkedIn and other social media networking sites have their uses, and can be good for ‘profile’ building. But the question is – can you afford to lose control of your business contacts and spend time building value for another business, the social media site?

Can you benefit from a trust you have made a gift to?

Can you benefit from a trust you have made a gift to?

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We were asked the other day if there is anything stopping a discretionary trust making a distribution to someone who has previously made a gift to the trust. This may seem like a simple question, but it isn’t. As you will probably be aware, most (if not all)...
Marijuana anyone? The ins and outs of employee drug testing

Marijuana anyone? The ins and outs of employee drug testing

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Employers have long struggled with the balance between an employee’s responsibilities at work and their right to a life outside of work. This has often given rise to the question of whether an employer can discipline employees for recreational activities conducted outside of working hours.