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Contractor guide to contracting overseas: France
Contractors with France-based contracts lasting over six months find becoming self-employed is the most effective option, says CXC’s Charles Daw.
�usiness. What contractors should do when starting contracting in France Although there are no visas required, a� �Contractors with contracts requiring them to work in France for more than th� �ench consulate before applying for a France-based contract. “Although contractors from the UK don’t need vis�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Tue, 21 Jul 2015

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Denmark
Contractors who register for the Danish expat tax scheme pay lower tax, have less red tape and can join from outside the EU, says CXC’s Charles Daw.
�y will be payable on a fee income generated while contracting in Denmark. For the most part, Daw does not recom� �e in Denmark through their UK limited company for contracts of a few weeks’ duration.They may need to registe� �Contractors who have won a contract in Denmark may find the most effective way to tra�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Thu, 27 Aug 2015

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Belgium
Contractors with Belgium-based contracts may find becoming self-employed is the easiest and most cost-effective option, says Charles Daw of CXC.
�ise their tax.” What expenses can be claimed when contracting in Belgium? Business expenses themselves are fair� �Contractors who engage in contracts in Belgium may find that operating as a self-empl� �ply with the LIMOSA declaration, everybody in the contract chain would be found jointly liable if the contra�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Thu, 05 Nov 2015

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Poland
Contractors with Poland-based contracts can benefit from favourable rates of tax, providing they register as self-employed, says Charles Daw of CXC.
�cally advised to register as self-employed before contracting in Poland as it offers the most seamless transfer� �Contractors with contracts in Poland will typically find that the self-emplo� �ontractors should do when starting a Poland-based contract Before beginning a contract in Poland, contractor�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Tue, 08 Mar 2016

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: South Africa
Contractors working in South Africa should use employed solution providers to help navigate strict local regulations, says Charles Daw of CXC Global.
�and employer.” What expenses can be claimed when contracting in South Africa? “Pretty much nothing in South Af� �Contractors looking to source contracts in South Africa will find that the regulatory lan� �lly a secondment.” However, acquiring a permit to contract in South Africa can often prove quite an arduous�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Wed, 09 Mar 2016

Contractor guide to the ‘restraint of trade’ principles
Contractors may face contracts with restrictions, but sometimes these can’t be enforced due to restraint of trade principles, says Roger Sinclair.
�when to seek competent legal assistance, is a key contracting skill,” says Roger Sinclair of contractor legal s� �de issues through restrictive covenants in agency contracts. And client contracts sometimes have exclusivity� �rough trade, and it is a fundamental principle of contract law that we are free to enter into contracts on t�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 29 Nov 2012

Contractors can use pre-start termination clauses if a client cancels a contract
Contractors can introduce pre-start termination clauses to protect against occasions when a client cancels a project early, before it even starts.
�t short notice before, or has a reputation in the contracting marketplace for changing contract terms at the la� �actor has turned down other potentially lucrative contracts in order to work on the cancelled one, a pre-star� �rom situations where the client has agreed to the contract but then cancels it before it even starts. In the�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 31 Jan 2012

Practicalities for contractors when disputes ‘go legal’
Contractors would be prudent to only ‘go legal’ as a last resort and should understand the practicalities of legal action before heading to court.
�, specific legalisation and precedent relating to contracts, late payments and company law. Some legal princi� �encounter legal disputes when money is owed or a contract has been breached. But other legal issues crop up�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 20 Nov 2013

Force majeure and frustrated contracts - guide for contractors
Contractors may find the principle of frustration and clauses headed with ‘force majeure’ could provide contractual relief, says Egos’ Roger Sinclair.
�alone.” Force majeure is used in most contractor contracts Force majeure clauses will appear in many contrac� �find that the legal principle of frustration, and contract clauses under the heading of ‘force majeure’, cou�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 10 Dec 2013

Contracts tainted with illegality are unlikely to be enforceable
Contractors who enter into a contract that is ‘tainted with illegality’ may find that the agreement is unenforceable, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�therefore unenforceable will be obvious, such as contracting with a former employer for tax evasion purposes.� �lair. “In the past, this has been held to include contracts 'tending to promote sexual immorality'. In 1866 a� �Contractors entering into a contract that is proved to be ‘tainted with illegality’ ma�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 30 Sept 2014