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Burdened balance sheets and Covid-19: how to clear debt without problems

Many companies – including those in Workforce Solutions – have taken out new private or government-backed loans or extended existing

Competition, antitrust and trade

UK Digital Markets Taskforce calls for information to shape new competition law framework for digital markets

New taskforce looks to build on work of the Furman review and adopt a radical approach with preventative controls rather

Managing Covid-19

State aid | European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a third time to include aid for micro and small companies

Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.

Decarbonisation

A new dawn for the energy market? COVID-19, renewables financing and the energy transition

The global economic paralysis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt keenly across multiple industries, leading to unprecedented government

Employment and pensions

Hold the tiger by the tail: the challenges of end of life funds

As lockdown is lifted and transactional activity returns, tail funds offer a way out of the malaise of the pandemic

Energy and Energy Transition

The energy investment landscape post Covid-19

The energy sector has proven its resilience and adaptability in dealing with the unprecedented challenges of the past few months

Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Telecoms in a post-Covid world

Covid-19 has affected the way in which we all communicate, whether that's working at home, being with friends and family

Decarbonisation

Financing the transition to net zero: new guide published

A new guide for the UK's financial sector outlines what firms should be doing in their approach to climate risk

Energy and Energy Transition

The Indian energy market post-COVID-19: driving technological change

India’s renewable energy market has not been immune to the impact of COVID-19, with lockdown measures leading to supply chain

Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK Supreme Court upholds appeal by biotech firm Kymab to revoke antibody patents held by US giant Regeneron

Judgment overturns the Court of Appeal's decision on ground-breaking technology, rebalances the legal equilibrium on sufficiency, and grants reprieve to

Employment and pensions

New Treasury Direction published on furlough scheme

Employers will need to act on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme's latest direction that clarifies its purpose and sets new