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How contracts are formed in English law
Contractors benefit from a basic understanding of how contracts are formed in English law so they know when to seek professional help.
�that has a certain and unambiguous meaning. In a contracting context, is it clear who the client is? Is it cle� �Contractors deal with contracts all the time – the clue is in the name. Contract� �contracts all the time – the clue is in the name. Contract law is a complex area, in which some lawyers spec�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 06 Aug 2015

How to break free from a restrictive covenant following a client/agency dispute
Find out how you could potentially break free from a restrictive covenant and continue contracting when the client/agency relationship breaks down.
�If you’ve lost a contract due to a breakdown between your agency and the cl�
Category: Articles: Legal | Mon, 13 Feb 2017

What contractors should do about late payment
Late payment can become a thorn in your side. You do have some recourse if it does.
�ute a significant breach in and of itself.'' Some contracts have terms that make this clear but for those tha� �me to get the last payment under the terms of the contract, it may not just be late, it may never come. To r�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 25 May 2017

Top UK contracting myths –realities revealed for expat and overseas contractors
Highly skilled workers from outside the UK and EU considering a career as a contractor should not be discouraged by false myths about UK contracting.
�considering a move to the UK to start a career in contracting should not be discouraged by the myths that aboun� �marketing skills , they will have no gaps between contracts. And for some specialist skills, contractors can� �don’t have to do any work not specified in their contract. Therefore, they can choose not to work on contra�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Benefits to non-UK and non-EU citizens of contracting in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU with the right skills can find contracting in the UK hugely rewarding, financially and in many other ways, too.
�fits Expat contractors who work through their own contracting limited company or, to a lesser extent, through a� �are not UK or EU citizens and who want to work on contracts in the UK can benefit in a number of ways. But th� �lls and to polish their English. Others choose to contract in the UK to enjoy a higher standard of living th�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 22 Jun 2009

IT contracting in the UK
Many workers from outside the UK will have heard of how IT contractors earn good money. But what does a UK IT contractor do?
�use they know how to do the job that they’ve been contracted by the client to do. Where do IT contractors work� �basis for their clients However, in the UK the IT contracting is dominated by the financial services sector, pa� �ds IT contractors, and so IT contractors can find contracts in almost every kind of medium to large organisat� �rable information technology skills who work on a contract basis for their clients. They must be able to app�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Engineering contracting in the UK
Many expat engineers from outside the EU will have heard of the good pay and prospects of UK engineering contractors. But what do contractors do?
�use they know how to do the job that they’ve been contracted by the client to do. Where do engineering contrac� �st professional groups to develop and perfect the contracting model, mainly because: Engineering contractors in� �ractors’ earnings depend very much on the kind of contracts they work on. Typically, an expat engineering con�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 06 Jul 2009

Benefits to non-UK and non-EU citizens of living as a contractor in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU will find that, with a generous level of disposable income, the UK can be a great place to live.
�find that the additional disposable income that a contracting career provides can make the UK a great place to� �s near where contractors are likely to find their contracts, they will almost certainly have a choice of good�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 13 Jul 2009

Do I need a visa to work as a contractor in the UK?
Contractors who are not UK or European Union citizens have to apply for a visa before they can start working on their first UK-based contract.
�ion worker card before they can start their first contract. Separate rules apply to members of the European�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 20 Jul 2009

How the UK visa system works – the Points Based System (PBS) and expat contractors
Non-UK and non-EU citizens wanting to go contracting in the UK need to understand how the points based visa system works to ensure they work legally.
�d workers who are not citizens of the UK or EU, a contracting career can provide them with high earning potenti� �nces are it will be impossible for expats to find contracts unless they have the right visa and other documen� �the correct visa and are discovered working on a contract by UK authorities can be removed from the UK. Not�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 27 Jul 2009