Contract for live music event

Calling all musicians, agents, bar, club and music venue owners! 

With Christmas and New Year fast approaching, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate! If you work in the music industry or if you are interested in hiring a live music performer to perform at your venue, it can be a very busy time of year and a fantastic opportunity to bring in members of the local community, new customers and new fans! But how do you know that you are getting what you are bargained for?

Article by Lucy Walpole

If you are interested in holding a live music event, or if you are a musician interested in doing some extra performances this festive season, you will want to ensure that the event runs as smoothly as possible and the fans and customers get the event that they are looking for. To make this happen it is important to have in place a legally binding agreement which can protect any and all interests most important for a successful event and to establish a future business relationship between the parties. 

So what happens if something does go wrong? In the absence of a legally binding agreement it can often be very difficult to prove the existence of a legal relationship and duty based on an informal agreement or email correspondence. By entering into a formal agreement, it protects your position and means that you may be able to bring a claim against the other party for any losses suffered as a result of any ancillary or fundamental breach. 

From 12 November 2015 – 11 December 2015, Garden House Solicitors are offering to draft a live music performance contract for the reduced fixed fee of £300.00 plus VAT. This agreement can cover basic information such as the time, date and venue of the performance, payment terms, fee, even any special requests made by either party. This will make it undeniable by either party as to what their duties and responsibilities are and it ensures that all interests most important to the parties are protected.

So don’t miss any opportunity this festive season and make sure that you are prepared for some amazing music events to top off 2015! To arrange an appointment telephone me on 01992 422128 or email Lucy@GHSlaw.co.uk 

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The contents of this article are intended for general information purposes only and shall not be deemed to be, or constitute legal advice. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss as a result of acts or omissions taken in respect of this article.

Bombarded with nuisance telephone calls?

Everyone at one time or another has experienced the frustration of cold calling. The majority of people will experience this and in the event that it is a one off, or from various different companies, this may be easily ignored. So what is the position where you experience relentless calls which can be considered to be aggressive in nature? The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 states that a person must not pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another and which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment. So what is harassment? Harassment is deliberate conduct directly against another person or other people which attains a certain level of severity or if it is of such gravity to justify the sanctions of criminal law.

Article by Lucy Walpole

These cases are not uncommon and the courts have recognised in Majrowski v Guy’s and Thomas’s NHS Trust [2006] that a case for harassment, the boundary between ‘conduct which is unattractive, even unreasonable, and conduct which is oppressive and unacceptable’ needs to be recognised. The important point to consider with any civil claim is whether the court is likely to take the view that the level of contact was reasonable in the circumstances. Take for instance a client of a bank who owes money. The judgment in the key case of Roberts v Bank of Scotland PLC [2013] provided that the bank was entitled to contact their client to ‘seek a mutually acceptable resolution of the problem’ but that the mere existence of a debt ‘does not give the creditor the right to bombard the debtor with endless and repeated telephone calls’. In this case, Ms Roberts was awarded a sum of £7,500.00 in damages for the harassment caused as a result of repeated phone calls. 

Accident on holiday

More than half of the people in the UK are expected to travel abroad this year and figures show that package holidays are often a first choice for friends and family alike when considering value for money and the types of activities, excursions and facilities available.

Whether your holiday is a family holiday, for relaxation or sporting activities, suffering an illness or an injury while abroad will often result in the long awaited holiday being brought to a grinding halt. Accidents abroad can often be difficult as the law relating to personal injury differs from country to country but if the holiday is booked as a package holiday, that is to say to include a combination of either flights, accommodation, transport and transfers and other tourist services, then there is a level of protection implied which may entitle you to bring a claim for personal injury and/or death. This protection encompasses a number of different circumstances, albeit whether the accident occurs on the aeroplane, in the hotel, on an excursion, or even food poisoning, whereby you may be entitled to bring a claim.

 

Security Staff

There are many different types of doorman and security staff employed within the UK. With numerous nightclubs, bars and pubs opening up every year, it is often a sensible choice for managers of such establishments to employ door staff and security personnel in order to protect the physical safety of their patrons, reputation, business and financial interests.

Within the UK today there are in excess of 200,000 nightclubs, bars and pubs who are fully licensed to serve alcohol to the general public. Where the law imposes strict laws under the Licensing Act 2003, it does not actually provide companies with any requirements as to the extent of security required. So what are the risks posed to an establishment that employs untrained or unskilled doormen?

Team Bonding Days

Are team bonding days’ worth it or just ‘forced fun’.

At Garden House they are definitely ‘fun’ and absolutely not ‘forced’!

Our motto is ‘work hard/play hard’ as you can see from this picture.

We believe that team building is a positive exercise that fosters trust and kindness.  It creates gelling of the team, pulling together during tough times and sharing the workload which transfers to the workplace.

We certainly intend to have many more and suggestions are very welcomed.

Article by Patricia Ling

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The contents of this article are intended for general information purposes only and shall not be deemed to be, or constitute legal advice. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss as a result of acts or omissions taken in respect of this article.