Law for the Small Business

Whether you operate as a sole trader, partnership or private limited company or plan to start up, the impact of your choice on business dealings is explained in this guide. It covers every aspect of the law affecting the new or small business including: how to start a business, how to keep it going and how to avoid the legal pitfalls. Each subject is treated succinctly, providing a complete reference guide in one volume, to: capital and profits, taxation, insurance, trading, premises, employment, cash and credit, intellectual property, debt collection, litigation, takeovers and mergers, bankruptcy and liquidation, sources of further information. The new edition of this book has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate changes in the law to date, including the 1989 Companies Act and European Community Directives.