On 27/08/2020 16:53, Tim Bray via mailop wrote:
The same kind of regulations exist in the UK, but everybody forgets about them. You often see business names on websites that don't match their legal entity; confusions between sole trader (just a person) and a registered company (limited, unlimited or one of the other types).
Just to add to the confusion, in the UK a 'sole trader' is NOT 'just a person'. A 'sole trader' *legal entity* is 'just a person', but a 'sole trader' can perfectly legitimately employ hundreds of people, and still be a 'sole trader', and thus not require company registration, and all the stuff that goes along with that. (It might be unwise because of the unlimited liability, but it's possible - and many 'sole traders' do employ 10s of people).
A sole trader or partnership can trade in a different name from the owners name(s), but does not need to put anything specific in an email footer (a limited company or LLP does). The requirement to do so is part of the UK Companies Act 2006, which doesn't apply to sole traders or normal partnerships, just as it doesn't apply to non-business emails. They do need to put contact details on their website, but do not need to put a 'registered address' or anything like that in their emails as people from registered companies do.
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