Starting Up a Business? A Guide to Picking Your First Lawyer

May 10, 2013

You’ve had a great idea, mentioned it to a few friends and family and now you’re ready to start work. Whether you are raising money, working with a business partner or already beginning to engage with clients you need to consider how to protect yourself legally. You know you need the best legal advice that […]

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Bonney Lake Woman Sentenced for Embezzling from Employer

April 28, 2013

Jeanette Kay Sturtz was sentenced last Wednesday to 30 days community service and 15 days house arrest after pleading guilty to embezzling funds from two former employers.  In total, Sturtz stole in excess of $35,000 from the homeowner’s association and landscaping company where she previously held jobs. Prosecutors contend that from September 2010 to September […]

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Starting A Parcel Courier Business: Have You Considered All The Costs?

April 19, 2013

Starting a parcel delivery business is a fabulous idea. Moving packages and documents quickly and efficiently is something that businesses rely upon and many will rely upon couriers as a supplement to their business. Instead of expanding their own company and increased costs, they look for a service that will satisfy their needs. Potential Running […]

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Social Media and HR: Fifty Shades of Gray

April 11, 2013

By: Eliot Wagonheim, Managing Member of Wagonheim Law Over the long weekend, I had a chance to do something I almost never do – I spent time on Facebook. My reasons for choosing to spend my time doing almost anything else go well beyond the scope of this blog, but suffice it to say that my […]

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Third Party Harassment Rights To Be Removed From April

April 11, 2013

April sees many changes in employment law as in any industry and one that has sparked debate and outrage is the proposal to remove the third party harassment provisions that were part of the Equality Act 2010. The government has defended its repeal, stating that businesses do not have any “direct control over it” and […]

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Telecommunication companies ordered to pay almost £100,000 in wage arrears

April 9, 2013

Two British telecommunication companies have been ordered to pay wage arrears of almost £100,000 to almost 200 of their call-centre telesales workers after it was ruled that they had been underpaying them over a substantial period of time. The two companies, Axis Telecom Ltd and Servizon Ltd, were taken to the Employment Tribunal by HM […]

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Oklahoma Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

April 4, 2013

Christopher M. Bland, a local business owner in Bixby, has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge that resulted from an investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit.  Bland was indicted with 14 counts of wire fraud and 12 counts of making false statements to a financial institution earlier this year on January 11th.  […]

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Technology and Construction Court Disputes

March 30, 2013

The Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) has been set up in order to deal with IT disputes that are normally extremely technical and therefore require a certain level of expertise and specialist knowledge. The Court forms part of the High Court Queen’s Bench Division, and has a broad jurisdiction, as it covers other types of […]

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DIY? Consultation? When to Hire a Business Lawyer

March 18, 2013

Business lawyers serve a lot of different needs relating to day to day business operations.  They also assist with big picture problems that corporations need help with.  They help with copyright issues, trademarks, taxes and employment matters. It should be no surprise that business lawyers can get a little pricey – especially if you have […]

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The Famous Microsoft Monopoly Case

March 15, 2013

Guest post regarding the famous Microsoft monopoly case Microsoft Corporation dominated the Web browser market when it packaged its proprietary Internet Explorer browser with its own operating system, Windows. When customers bought Windows, they no longer had to download or buy other browsers, and competing brands lost market share. In 1998, the United States Supreme […]

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