Bauer & Cottrell

[original PM]

wise words chef - an honest company who you can trust is worth its weight in gold - shame there are not more around.


However I have been led to believe that all though you pay any solictor or lawyer a fee for their advice you are still taking that advice at your own risk.

If their advice turns out to be bobbins you still carry the can! (I think)

[Mustang]

regardless of what is in your contract if it does not accurately reflect the working practices and relationship it will be no defence if you go to an IR35 investigation.

I fully agree with you but IR35 is a 2 stage process. 1) you need to have a contract that is outside of IR35 and 2) you have to act outside of IR35 (which is your point). Some numpties on here dont do either or they just do #1.

All I was saying, in reference to B&C is that they are good at ensuring you are on the "straight and narrow" with respect to #1 - the rest is up to you!

[thunderlizard]

Used them in the past, would definitely do again. They did a great job of negotiating terms with the glorified temping agency that I was forced to use.

[alantan]

I have used them twice. They are very detail-savvy (as they should be), prompt and professional... ...and they gave good advice about nuances that I questioned. Heartily recommended.

[Pacciae]

Do qdos negotiate with the agency for you? IIRC that's a B&C USP but I could be wrong. And it's well worth paying for just to not have to listen to agents "well no-one has objected to the contract before".

Qdos negotiate the terms to reflect the working practices.

[Mustang]

Qdos negotiate the terms to reflect the working practices.

For some people that would be a problem and definitely land them INSIDE IR35!!

[babason]

In answer to the OP...Highly recommended. Very professional, prompt and supportive. I certainly would use again.

[Pacciae]

For some people that would be a problem and definitely land them INSIDE IR35!!

From what I understand Bauer and Cottrell also negotiate terms to reflect working practices