We have changed the page Your privacy to reflect the fact that PRIME has moved to a new address in central London. We have also taken the opportunity to clarify what we know the site to be doing when it comes to setting cookies. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer by - – - read more >

Intellectual Property covers things like patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright. The Intellectual Property Office has a free online tool called IP Healthcheck that you can use to help decide whether your brand or product needs legal protection. The Intellectual Property Office used to be known as the Patent Office, and is the main - – - read more >

On the 26th of May 2011 new rules come into effect that cover how you can use cookies and other similar technologies to store information about visitors to your web site. In this post we explain the changes so you can understand whether you are affected, and suggest some sensible things you might do next. - – - read more >

A major upgrade to the Resources section of this website means you now have access to over 1,700 pages of up-to-date, high- quality content about things like tax, marketing and accounting. The upgrade means you no longer have to login or register, so can go straight to the stuff you are interested in. But please note that if you have - – - read more >

Influential voices are calling for the current “default retirement age” of 65 to be scrapped. The latest call comes from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which has said that workers should be able to stay in their jobs beyond the age of 65. The EHRC polled 1,500 workers, and found that a relaxation - – - read more >

Quietly coming into effect at the end of May, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 summarises in one place most of the things you are not allowed to do when selling to consumers. The parallel Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 does the same thing for businesses selling to other businesses (B2B). - – - read more >

If you are thinking of becoming a self-employed sales person, distributor or agent then it’s worth reading the Trading Schemes Guide on the Department of Trade and Industry’s web site. It gives an idea of some of the pitfalls, and what is and what is not currently permitted. You need to be aware that in - – - read more >