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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

Your legal rights when you go contracting
Contractors new to limited company contracting must grapple with rules governing workplaces, relationships and practices: contract law.
�ed company contractors just starting out on their contracting career leave their last employer, workplace and c� �tes with agencies and clients are now governed by contract law – there’s no such thing as ‘contractor rights�
Category: Articles: Legal | Fri, 23 Feb 2018

Can contractors claim expenses without receipts?
Contractors often ask how much expenses can be claimed and whether these expenses need receipts?
�e wholly and exclusively for the purposes of your contract. Expenses can potentially be claimed if they are�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Tue, 12 Dec 2017

Contractor travel expenses, tax relief and the 24-month rule explained
Contractors can claim travel expenses and benefit from tax relief as long as they stay within the 24-month rule, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�reset if, for example, a games developer usually contracted with a small number of closely co-located clients� �penses, depending on the type and location of the contract and the time spent working at each client site. E�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Managed Service Company (MSC) legislation – key guide for contractors and agencies
Contractors using managed service companies are taxed as employees. Debt transfer rules allow HMRC to ask agencies/clients for contractors’ tax owed.
�n providers’ websites. Contractor tests to see if contracting service providers are managed service company pro� �and bank accounts The service provider negotiates contracts with end-user clients and agencies without includ� �distinct from IR35 , it means that a contractor’s contract could be outside IR35 but they could still be pay�
Category: Articles: Managed Service Companies | Mon, 22 Aug 2011

Sales for contractors
A guide to learning sales techniques for contractors in the UK contracting industry.
�There are many reasons why permanent employees go contracting , and the move to contracting can be extremely re� �e you are marketable. minimising downtime between contracts. maximising your revenues. As a contractor you wi� �ur contracting career. Some Sales Facts about the Contract Market As a contractor you will be sold to and al�
Category: Articles: Contractor Sales | Fri, 12 Jan 2007

What is sales?
An explanation of the sales profession for contractors.
�e of what sales is and how it operates. Sales and Contracting Sales is in fact a science and follows strict rul� �ere are many advantages to using agencies to find contracts . Contractors will certainly be exposed to sales�
Category: Articles: Contractor Sales | Fri, 19 Jan 2007

Sales strategies
It is useful to aware of some sales strategies both for use and avoidance!
�erify these facts at any subsequent interview. In contracting this works both ways. For example, the agent migh� �he agent might not have too much detail about the contract and could over promise. You should ensure you ver�
Category: Articles: Contractor Sales | Fri, 09 Feb 2007