Articles


These articles are all written by Rebecca Seeley Harris and represent the majority of her work.

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  • Executive Summary of the Employment Act 2002
  • - 03/09/02

    The Employment Act 2002, which received Royal Assent in July 2002, is said by the Government to be "a balanced package of support for working parents, while reducing red tape for employers". That will remain to be seen as the package of reforms are enacted but, in any case, most of the reforms will not come into force until 2003.

    Published on 03 September 2002 - AccountingWeb: Business Management Zone

  • The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002: How US Corporate Fraud Act affects UK Firms - 21/08/02
    Last Month, in an aim to crack down on corporate fraud after the recent Enron and Worldcom scandals, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOA) was signed into law in the United States. The passing of this bill, however, is set to affect not only the 1,000 largest reporting firms but also British companies with secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Act does not exempt "foreign private issuers," which are often accorded different treatment under SEC and national securities exchange rules.

    Published on 20 August 2002 - AccountingWeb: Business Management Zone

  • IR35

    General

  • Practical Guide to Understanding a Contract - October 2001

  • The Irreducible Minimum of Obligation - March 2001

  • Status of the Worker: Which Test? - September 2000

  • IR35 and Employment Status - July 2000

  • The Right of Substitution - May 2000

  • IR35 Contractual Issues - May 2000

  • IR35 - Working Practices - May 2000

  • Inland Revenue Manuals: Redress Handbook

  • IR35 variant hits IT Workers in Australia


  • Case Law

  • IR35 at the Special Commissioners - The 'F S Consulting' Case - February 2002

  • IR35 at the Special Commissioners - The 'Battersby' Case - November 2001

  • Employee Rights - The 'O'Murphy' Case - October 2001

  • Providing Services Through a Limited Company - The 'Winter' Case - June 2001

  • Status and the Agency - The 'Montgomery' Case - March 2001

  • The Client's Control & Employee Rights - The 'Motorola' Case - September 2000

  • Does the contract reflect reality? - The 'Betterware' Case - August 2000

  • The Right of Substitution - The 'McFarlane' Case - June 2000


  • Judicial Review of IR35

    The Court Case - The reporting of the Judicial Review was carried out for ContractorUK

  • Judicial Review - Judgment Day - 21st December 2001

  • Judicial Review Appeal Day 3 Summary - 6th December 2001

  • Judicial Review Appeal Day 2 Summary - 5th December 2001

  • Judicial Review Appeal Day 1 Summary - 4th December 2001

  • IR35 JR: High Court's Indications of PCG Points

  • Judicial Review - Judgment Day - 2nd April 2001

  • Judicial Review Day 1 Summary - 13th March 2001

  • Judicial Review Day 2 Summary - 14th March 2001

  • Judicial Review Day 3 Summary - 15th March 2001

  • Judicial Review Day 4 Summary - 19th March 2001

  • Judicial Review Day 5 Summary - 20th March 2001

  • Judicial Review - The Permission Stage

  • Summary of Judicial Review Legal Issues

  • General

  • A Guide to Judicial Review - Part 1

  • A Guide to Judicial Review - Part 2


  • Company Law

  • Insolvency - A Second Chance - September 2001

  • Directorships: A Matter of Status? - May 2001

  • Are you an employee of your own limited company? (Update) - February 2001

  • Are you an employee of your own limited company? - December 2000

  • Late Payments: Your Statutory Right to Charge Interest

  • Director's and Company Secretary's Duties

  • Miscellaneous

  • Conduct Regulations - IT Workers in Quarantine Period

  • RIP Act Code of Practice for Public Consultation

  • The Conduct Regulations of Direct Contracts