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DBA members have access to free legal advice and free business management and financial advice helplines.

Legal Packages
All employers must comply with the law whether they employ one person or thousands. The DBA expects members to improve their businesses by making sure that they comply with employment law and improve the way that they manage staff.

As part of the ongoing development of DBA benefits and services available to members, we are launching a series of free legal packages. Along with these packages you will find guidance notes and additional sources for information.

Only DBA members can access this area, and you must be logged in. If you are a DBA member and do not know your password, please email us at membership@dba.org.uk

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In additional to the personal contact of the advice helplines the DBA provides you and your consultancy with tailored PDF guides on all areas affecting the running of your consultancy.

Please log in to access the library of Guides which include:

Design Management guides for your clients
Choosing & appointing a design consultancy
Managing Corporate Identity Programmes
Managing Interior Design Projects
Managing Packaging Design Projects
Managing Product Design Projects

These pdf electronic guides are free to members in the members only section, but cost £15 each to non-members. If you would like to purchase these guides please contact Jacqueline Rose on 020 7251 9229 jacqueline.rose@dba.org.uk

Other guides that members can download free of charge include:

Intellectual Property

Standard Terms & Conditions

Exporting your Services

Legal guides
Business Contracts
Business Names Act 1985
Business Premises – Law and Practice
Business Structure – Different forms of
Competition Act 1998
Consumer Credit
Contract Terms & Conditions
Data Protection Act 1998
Debt Collection - Introduction
Debt Collection - Letter before action
Debt Collection - Small claims and court claims
Debt Collection - Part 24, application for summary judgment
Debt Collection - Application for enforcement and judgment
Directors – Duties and responsibilities
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Distance Selling Directive
Employment Act 2003 implications
Enforcement Powers of the Health & Safety Executive
Goods – Law relating to the supply of goods and services
Human Rights Act 1998
Insolvency
Insurance for Small Businesses
Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Guidance Notes
Intellectual Property - Assignment of Design Right
Intellectual Property - Assignment of Patent Right
Intellectual Property - Assignment of Copyright
Intellectual Property - Licence Agreement - general
Product Liability
Residential Tenancies
Retention of Title
Security in the Workplace
Terms & Conditions - Standard
Terms & Conditions - Retainer Agreement
Unwanted Faxes and Phone Calls
Working from Home – Legal and business issues to consider

Legal updates
Execution of documents/agency workers - legal update March 2008
Impact of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 - legal update May 2008
Capital Gains Tax  New Regime from 6 April 2008

Tax guides Capital Gains Tax - Taper Relief
Interest, Penalties and Surcharges
Self Assessment for Sole Traders - Returns
Self Assessment for Sole Traders - Enquiries
Statutory Maternity Pay EWC 06/04/2003 onwards
Statutory Paternity Pay (Birth)
Statutory Sick Pay
Substantial Shareholdings
Taxation of Christmas Parties and Gifts to Employees
Taxation of Payments in Lieu of Notice
Taxation of Termination Payments

Employment guides Absence Control
Disability Discrimination
Disciplinary Procedures
Disclosure Code of Practice
Disclosure of Convictions
Employment Act 2002
Employment - Guidance notes for Standard Conditions of Contract - Sale of Services
Employment - Standard statement of terms of employment
Fixed Term Employees
Flexible Working
Holidays and Holiday Pay
Long-Term Sickness Absence
Managing Performance
Maternity - EWC on or after 06-04-03
National Minimum Wage
Part Time Working
Paternity Leave
Public Interest Disclosure
Race Relations Act
Redundancy
Sex Discimination Act 1975
Statutory Trade Union Recognition
Time Off For Dependants
TUPE
Unfair Dismissal
Working Time Regulations - Holidays
Working Time Regulations - Working
Writing Terms &Conditions of Employment


For further information contact the membership team on 020 7251 9229 or email membership@dba.org.uk

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