Coronavirus and your business
Drafting settlement agreements: what are you giving up?
A concern when parties enter into a settlement agreement is that they are giving up rights that they do not yet know that they have. For example, what if you…
Disclosure and privilege: does it help to copy outside counsel into communications?
Litigating parties will often be keen to limit the extent of disclosure that they will need to provide during the case. This has proved a fertile ground for disputes in…
Hearings and trials: the impact of the Covid-19 crisis
The UK government’s emergency legislation to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic included provisions to rapidly expand the use of remote hearings, in a bid to reduce the risk of spreading…
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme risks: Government announces clawback regime
Many companies are receiving very large payments from HMRC under the job retention scheme, with the government reported to be spending as much on the initiative as it spends on…
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: 10 June cut off and ‘flexible furloughing’ from July
As the government looks to kick-start the economy, employers will need to consider how flexible furloughing and a slow tapering can support business from July through to October.
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Investor challenges amid the Covid-19 crisis create a platform for social change
As investors turn their minds to a gradual return from lockdown, those with a focus on ESG – and how money is deployed and its wider social good – may…
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The ‘NHS Test and Trace Service’: What does this mean for employers?
Employers will need to understand and carefully manage their role in the test and trace process, and the potential impact on their business, taking on board the government guidance on…
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Hearings and trials: the impact of the Covid-19 crisis
The UK government’s emergency legislation to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic included provisions to rapidly expand the use of remote hearings, in a bid to reduce the risk of spreading…
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Future M&A in the Workforce Solutions sector: how will companies do deals and preserve value in a post lockdown world?
The attention of many businesses in the past few months has been on cash management and self-preservation. However, there are already signs that the M&A market is on its way…
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State aid | Part IV– European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a second time to include aid recapitalisation and subordinated debt measures
Companies with longer-term solvency problems have more possibilities to benefit from recapitalisation and obtain subordinated debt following an update of the State aid framework.
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CMA seeks emergency powers to fight coronavirus ‘price gouging’
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on 20 May 2020 that it had received over 60,000 complaints between 10 March and 17 May over exploitative Covid-19 business practices. In…
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Coronavirus Legal Briefing | The activist state
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times. In this edition: developments in the UK government's support for companies and business.
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Additional restrictions to be imposed on commercial landlords’ enforcement options
Commercial landlords will have fewer enforcement options for debt recovery if the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (published 20 May) is enacted – which is expected by 3 June 2020.…
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Parliament to enact new laws to help companies in financial difficulty
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill was published on 20 May 2020. Our understanding is that this will go through all stages of Parliament on Wednesday 3 June and will…
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New law to make it easier to hold AGMs during lockdown
The government has published its Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill, which contains important measures for companies that need to hold an AGM. The measures introduce temporary relaxations to enable companies…