BRITANNIA LAW

Early day motion 2980, tabled 18 April 2012 by Barry Sheerman (Labour). Signed by 8 members.

That this House is seriously concerned by the activities of Britannia Law, a Nottingham-based company, which uses aggressive telephone marketing techniques to persuade small businesses to employ them in order to substantially reduce their business rate obligations; deplores the use of a recorded telephone conversation as a binding contract in law; and calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to take all possible steps to protect small business proprietors from predatory companies of this type.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Conservative 1.