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Hi all,

Quick question:

As a self-employed freelancer working in partnership with an agency on
a job, do I legally *need* third party indemnity insurance for a
workshop I am running next week?

The agency have it, and just told me that if _I_ caused some accident,
they would sue me if the client sued them, then suggested i might be
working illegally. (This is not a local agency; they are not on this
list).

background:

I work with a bunch of 'agencies' who vary in reasonable-ness:

some of them offer a 50/50 split of work and money and responsibility
with clear identification of who is who...

some of them treat you like a supplier while trying to get you to
pretend you are a 'strategic partner' in front of the clients, some
try to get you to use their email addresses and pretend you are part
of their thing, some insist on you using their 'language' etc. some
are real hoarders, others are great sharers, all of it is, I guess, a
neccessary part of working with/through agencies...

anyway - asides to the irritation, they also tell you different
things... so can anyone advise please?

Ta,
Ed