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That's an excellent idea! We've got monthly webinars, so if it's not covered in this one, we may do a separate broadcast for start-ups.

Thanks very much, Pubby! 

Very nice suggestion, indeed! Thanks Steve!

Hi there, 

I am about to organise a free legal webinar, where I'll invite an expert from a given field of law to talk about the chosen topic, with live Q&A session at the end. This webinar will also be featured on LiveStream and YouTube, so anyone who missed it will be able to watch the video again.

This time, though, I'd like to hear your thoughts/suggestions on the subject. What aspect of law would be the most interesting for you? We've had webinars about Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Properties etc. what should we talk about this time???

I'd really like to hear your suggestions!

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P.S.

Anyone who hasn't tried it yet, we've got free Q&A sessions on Twitter every Friday on #LegalFriday, feel free to join in, and a qualified solicitor or barrister will get back to you with an answer.

I think that when there are services like Spotify or Netflix / Amazon Prime available, downloading music or films could not be justified. Most of these services are free with ads or charge a small monthly fee, whilst providing top quality service, without having to wait and search for files of dubious quality.

When it comes to apps, I think the choice is clear - pay for the packages (especially if you use them to earn / organise your business) or look for a free/open source alternatives.

However, many companies and artists choose to offer their tracks/videos for free, putting product placement there or an ad on website. Many will complain about these, too, but the artists have to earn for a living as well, don't they?

There was a list of services affected by the Heartbleed, and eBay wasn't there, which was quite odd at the time. I think we just need to change ALL our passwords, just in case 

You should perform every checks that are necessary to make sure you're on the right side of the law. It depends on your area of work, e.g. a webdesign company doesn't need to check their employees' MOT or Car Insurance Certificates, whereas a delivery company, may want to ensure that the potential driver has a valid driving licence for the vehicles they will drive as a part of their job.

The pre-employment checks should, as a bare minimum, include the right of an individual to work in the UK (this will include visas, passports/ID cards/work permits etc.) and their tax data (P45/NINo, etc.) to process the payroll correctly.

However, you may want to check the references, perform a DBS check, verify any licences/certificates needed to use machines, work in special environment.

The list is long, and can include a number of documents and checks involved. This can obviously slow down the recruitment processes (NHS, for example use avg. of 6-8 weeks for these checks), but is vital, if you want to avoid situations like employing an illegal immigrant, or letting a convicted offender look after your children.

In many cases, the responsibility is on the company's side, as far as the law is concerned, but I think it's within the company's interest to maintain the integrity of their employees.

I hope that helps!

Btw. if you've got questions like these, we've got a free Q&A on Twitter, why don't you join in with #LegalFriday (on Friday, every Friday), we're experienced UK solicitors, so you can get a professional answer every time.

I think that it's also vital to know that you're on the right side of the law, when setting up a new venture. You sometimes need to have a licence to operate or special permissions, or simply to register your company properly. All these need to be researched beforehand and you may want to use a solicitor in some more complicated cases. 

Fortunately, there are some people out there willing to help you out for free, e.g. using free legal Q&A services (like our #LegalFriday on Twitter). Don't spend too much on your legal costs upfront, and make sure you'll get the quality service. 

I think sessions is now more accurate: with default settings, Google sends in a note to the database once you visit the page, and thus "open" your session. Then, your actions are recorded and assigned to a temporary, unique user number. This is saved on your local memory as well (that's why cookies are needed). The session expires after 30 minutes, so new clicks made after that period are assigned with a new ID.

Normally, it wouldn't make any difference. However, if your page hosts e.g. documentary films (which your users watch whilst being on site), one user can generate a few sessions due to expiry time. Your report would then show inaccurate data.

The same applies when someone opens up the page (even as one of many tabs in browser - we all do that!) and leaves for lunch. Once they're back and resume where they were, they will be counted as a fresh user.

Well, it's just one of the many technical nuances of the Google Analytics system!

I've started a similar topic here on subjects. I think the more innovative they are the bigger change of opening is.

I think the targeted ones work quite well, i.e. if you know about the charity fair in your town and get an "Invitation for our Charity Fair in XXXYYY" you will see at a glance that it's not supposed to be another massive anonymous mailout.

Also, vouchers for shops you know you've subscribed are fine, as well. Suppose you do your stationary shopping at MyLocalStore, and they've picked up you buy lots of, say blue pens - sending you a "£5 off voucher on your next blue pens shopping at MyLocalStore" would most definitely be at least opened.

Lastly, the "out-of-the-box" ones, I've received things like "Does your fridge affect your credit rating?" - it's simply irresistible not to open mails with these subjects.

Of course, I know where to click when I see "£100m waiting to be transferred into your account"

However...

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