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Wondering how employers handle immigration status of an employee? If you’re caught employing people who are not legally allowed to work in the UK, you could be given a £20,000 fine and be disqualified from obtaining a sponsor license. In this case, any employees you are currently sponsoring will have to leave their job and…

Are you looking to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? This guide explains what a Lasting power of attorney is, and how MAR Legal can help you create your LPA. A Lasting Power of Attorney is a document which appoints people you trust either from your family or friends, (called attorneys) to look after…

Business Contracts are all over the place; we enter into contracts all the time without even knowing we did, for example, putting a coin into the coffee machine, going to the restaurant and taking your own food, buying a magazine, getting on a train. What is a contract? A contract is a legally binding agreement…

Having Sharia Law Compliant Wills ensures that your estate is distributed in line with Islamic inheritance rules. Without it, your assets may instead be divided according to the intestacy laws of the country where you pass away, which will not take Islamic principles into account. This could lead to your wealth being allocated in ways…

A shareholder agreement is a legal contract between the shareholders of a company. They can vary depending on what sort of business you run, but generally they share common aspects; outlining the business, the relationships, obligations and rights of the shareholders, as well as the distribution of shares amongst other details. With the number of…

Wondering about executing a Will? It may feel like a sombre subject, but planning for what happens after death is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your loved ones. Once someone passes away, an executor must step forward to carry out the wishes of the deceased. The executor’s role is…

Using MAR Legal is extremely handy for your business. Employment, investment, contracts, supplying, purchasing and even the way you handle data, all carry one thing in common; there are legal processes, guidelines and requirements that need to be followed. The aim of this blog is to provide you with enough understanding of not only the…

Most people would say build your business how you would build your house, and this is because you wouldn’t build a house without a plan and a paper trail. So why build a business without one? If you are not incorporated, you don’t look as professional as you feel. By incorporating your business, you are…

You should consider writing a will as a business owner. It is imperative for business owners to have written a Will. Although it doesn’t make for a pleasant thought, as business owners, we’re all going to have to consider the unavoidable circumstance of leaving your business at some point in your lifetime. If you don’t…

Unpaid debts hold up your business and, ultimately, affect your life. They stem your cash flow and make it difficult to forecast and forward plan. If you’re a business owner, it’s more likely than not that you have struggled with retrieving payments from someone at some point. This can cause endless worry and confusion. You…

What is the IR35 April 2020 The IR35 is also known as the Intermediaries Legislation. It was first introduced in April 2000 to stop tax avoidance by individuals working as an employee for a company through an intermediary, such as a limited company. If they choose to, HMRC can investigate anyone they think has been…

A recording of your last wishes does not constitute a valid Will, at least not when it stands alone. A great many individuals record their Wills anyway, as a safeguard against Will contests and other eventualities that might result in the probate court not honouring their bequests. Video- and audio-recorded wills generally enforce or back…