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    payments during defect Liability period

    3 parties: Party A: Contractor Party B: Consultant to party B Party C: Client (implementing agency) Contractor signed agreement with consultant to help them with bids and eventually win a contract (project) Contractor paid percentage (as per agreement) to the consultant for winning the...
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    can I get shares back from a shareholder!

    freelance was spot on
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    Copyright, IP & Trademark

    How about having Intellectual Rights instead of Intellectual property? basically I want my company to have exclusive rights to host an event namedxxxx Marathon/xxxx International Marathon and xxxx Half Marathon without the worry of competition, at least for a specific period of time...
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    Copyright, IP & Trademark

    I intend to host a marathon event in a foreign country ( its former British colony and its legal structure is similar to UK's). Not sure which of the above (other than trademark) I should register to protect this event that will be held annually. I want my company to have the rights to host...
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    VAT application team visit

    my business is in emerging economies of Africa and far east. I will not be buying and selling products as its mainly consulting and advisory. I was more worried about the address on website and business card is different from registered address (which is where I mainly work from). But I'm...
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    VAT application team visit

    I have a consulting company(International business/trade advisory) which I registered last year and have been operating from home even though I paid for an address in Central London which also appears on business cards and website. Few months ago I applied for voluntary VAT number from HMRC...
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    VAT on consultancy

    I guess I will have to register all 3 for VAT just to be on a safer side
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    VAT on consultancy

    Thanks for the link. So HMRC would be happy if all 3 companies were VAT registered even though two of those would not qualify for VAT threshold? Or to be on a safer side and avoid ambiguity or being accused of artificially separated them for VAT purposes I can register all 3 companies for VAT...
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    VAT on consultancy

    I dont see any complications having 3 different companies because they do different things (none of them has done much trading). My only concern is the place where I'm employed.
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    VAT on consultancy

    Based on the current arrangement so are you advising that its better to register for VAT?
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    VAT on consultancy

    I'm employed (I work for 16 hrs a week) but I also a director of 3 different companies whose main activities are business consulting. I have non EU clients who would pay me for my services but of late some want me to buy them some equipments from UK. I understand there's a VAT element. But how...
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    Steel Brokerage

    Anyone know more about International Steel brokerage business? By that I mean being the broker between users and sellers. Does one need to be a member or has to be approved by any Industry organisation or? Any inputs on this business would be greatly appreciated.
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    Iran

    So the Nuclear deal has been signed, UN has endorsed it. But so far we've not seen any guidelines from UKTI on what opportunities are available for UK companies wishing to do business in Iran (other than the usual hydrocarbon companies). Any inputs or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
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    Business sold, consumer rights

    The new owners are refusing to refund/exchange a mobile phone I bought from the shop even though staff and the manager admit the product is theirs. Do I have any statutory rights? What should I do?
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    Property website

    Thank you guys. I got few info today on the said websites. Apparently they've employed a team of IN-HOUSE web designers that's why its impossible to find out company has been outsourced to. My situation is simple, I wont mind picking bits and bobs from each site and have ours. Nothing...
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