Sparqa Legal can help your business deal with legal problems before they even arise, and allows you to respond effectively when problems do occur. Getting in the Christmas spirit, we have demonstrated below how we would help some of the characters from our favourite Christmas movies.
1. Elf
A heart-warming tale in which Will Ferrell dons some yellow tights and skewers the banality of adulthood as a long-lost son raised by Santa’s elves. Just before the credits roll we discover that his father, Walter, has started a new publishing business and is marketing a children’s book entitled Elf.
If Walter had wanted to expand his business to the UK, Sparqa Legal could prove useful. We provide information on how to incorporate a company and register it with Companies House, including how to draft a constitution, how to organise share capital and keeping company records.
2. Die Hard
Pre-Snape Alan Rickman takes a Christmas office party hostage in an attempt to steal bearer bonds. Together with fly-in-the-ointment Bruce Willis, the two do some pretty serious damage to office equipment and facilities.
Your tenancy agreement will set out the scope of responsibility for repairing damage to your office. Sparqa Legal provides detailed information on your and your landlord’s respective responsibilities when you go about securing, occupying or leaving business premises.
3. It’s A Wonderful Life
At one point in this black-and-white Christmas classic we see the board of Bailey Brothers’ Building and Loan bank voting on whether to dissolve the business.
Old man Potter is a board member of Bailey Bros, but also owner of Bedford Falls Trust and Savings Bank, a rival bank. This could raise various issues of conflict of interest and possible breaches of his directors’ duties. Sparqa Legal provides content on making company decisions and will be publishing guidance on the conduct of directors next year.
4. Home Alone
Milkybar kid lookalike Kevin McCallister is accidentally abandoned at Christmas. Left at home he has to fend off would-be robbers with an ensemble of health and safety violations.
If Home Alone had occurred in the workplace, CEO Kevin McCallister and his business could almost certainly have faced fines and compensation claims for health and safety breaches. Steps a business can take to reduce these risks include carrying out health and safety risk assessments and providing adequate training to all staff on potential risks. Sparqa Legal’s comprehensive guidance on health and safety in the workplace will be published next year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Sparqa Legal!
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