What is a Legal Audit?

This is an assessment of your business which establishes whether or not your business is compliant with employment legislation and company law.  Preventative law means doing something now instead of waiting until you get sued or you having to sue. The audit will identify areas of potential adverse impact for the Company for non-compliance of relevant laws or for the failure of the Company to maintain proper and accurate books of accounts, or have proper contractual arrangements, or not have properly completed documentation place. We are all told that prevention is better than the cure so preventative medicine means visiting your doctor once a year or so for a check-up, even if you’re not sick!

What legal issues typically arise in the business?

• Employees sue for wrongful dismissal;
• Not being paid for goods or services;
• Fined for not meeting company filing requirements;
• Breach of health and safety legislation;
• Business suffers due to exposure to legal liabilities;
• Breach of software licenses and agreements; and
• Cost of business increase as preventive measures not taken.

What procedures or policies should be in place to ensure compliance?

• Timetables to ensure compliance companies legislation;
• Review system for health and safety requirements;
• Website compliance with WEEE, e-commerce, equality and data protection legislation;
• Contracts meeting with standard legal requirements;
• Policy and procedure on employees;
• Checklist of contractual issues before entering into contracts and
• Standard contractual documents.